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Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek

Highest level of schooling

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In Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek, 64.0% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2021. This was greater than Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach.

Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'

Highest level of secondary schooling completed
Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Level of schoolingNumber%Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach %Number%Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach %2016 to 2021
Year 8 or below751.44.3910.85.9+66
Year 9 or equivalent1883.65.267.25.7+182
Year 10 or equivalent98219.025.71416.928.0+968
Year 11 or equivalent4178.18.31518.19.2+402
Year 12 or equivalent3,31264.051.42833.745.5+3,284
Did not go to school100.20.30--0.2+10
Not stated1933.74.91113.35.6+182
Total persons aged 15+5,177100.0100.083100.0100.0+5,094
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the population in Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek in 2021 compared to Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach shows that there was a lower proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a higher proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.

Overall, 24.2% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 64.0% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 35.4% and 51.4% respectively for Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach.

The major differences between the level of schooling attained by the population in Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek and Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who completed year 12 or equivalent (64.0% compared to 51.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 10 or equivalent (19.0% compared to 25.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 8 or below (1.4% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 9 or equivalent (3.6% compared to 5.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the level of schooling attained by the population in Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Year 12 or equivalent (+3,284 persons)
  • Year 10 or equivalent (+968 persons)
  • Year 11 or equivalent (+402 persons)
  • Year 9 or equivalent (+182 persons)

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