30.5% ▲ +117.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jigalong · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Jigalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Jigalong compared to similar areas. While only 30.5% of residents completed Year 12, this is a significant increase from the 14% recorded in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% at 30.5%. This is the most common highest school year reached, though 28.2% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Jigalong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 9 or below at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate I or II, held by 39.5% of people.
6.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Jigalong, Certificate I / II is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are split mainly between health and management and commerce, with 23.7% of residents in each field. Education and hospitality services follow at 7.9% each.
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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/education