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Balgo · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Balgo

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 38 percentage points separates Balgo from the national average in high school completion. This is a community where far fewer adults have finished Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to most of Australia.

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📍 Balgo, Urban Centre

Where Balgo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.1% ▼ -61.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Balgo — lower than 86% of areas.

Balgo6.1%
6770, WA 7.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20.8% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the 58.8% national average and has fallen 26 points since 2011. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10 at 28.6%.

Completed Year 12

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20.8% ▼ -55.8%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Balgo, the largest group is Year 10 at 31%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 11 (23%).

Year 10 28.6% Year 9 or below 22.8% Year 11 21.4% Year 12 20.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is much less common here than in other areas, with just 6.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and represents a 10 point drop since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.1% ▼ -61.9%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Balgo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Postgraduate degree (11%).

Certificate III / IV 19.6% Bachelor degree 15.2% Postgraduate degree 5.4% Certificate I / II 4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, the most common fields of study are Education at 19.6% and Society and Culture at 15.2%. Other notable areas include Architecture and Building at 10.9% and Health at 9.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Balgo, the largest group is Education at 30%, followed by Society & culture (23%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Education 19.6% Society & culture 15.2% Architecture & building 10.9% Health 9.8% Engineering & related 5.4% Management & commerce 4.3%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balgo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522001/balgo/topic/education