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Education & Qualifications in Home Island

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

Far fewer people have finished high school on Home Island compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is 26 points lower than the national figure. While school completion has risen since 2011, the area still has a very small number of university degrees.

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Where Home Island sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

1.5% ▲ +59.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Home Island — lower than 99% of areas.

Home Island1.5%
6799, OT 9.4%
Other Territories 13.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 5.4 points since 2011. About 29.3% of residents have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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32.4% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 71% 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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Home Island splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (44%) and Year 9 or below (40%), with Year 10 at 12%.

Year 12 32.4% Year 9 or below 29.3% Year 10 9.0% Year 11 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are very rare here, with only 1.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 28.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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1.5% ▲ +59.7%

Lower than 99% 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 Home Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Certificate I / II is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 28.7% Certificate I / II 9.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.8% Postgraduate degree 3.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Home Island, the largest group is Management & commerce at 39%, followed by Engineering & related (27%) and Architecture & building (9%).

Management & commerce 15.9% Engineering & related 10.8% Architecture & building 3.8% Education 3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 2.5% Information technology 1.9% Society & culture 1.9%

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 Home Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922001/home-island/topic/education