61.8% —
Higher than 85% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Education & Qualifications in Greater Perth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Greater Perth, where 18.9% of qualifications are in this area. The region is well-educated, with 61.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and reflects a steady rise in schooling and university degrees over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Greater Perth is well above the state and national figures for school completion, with 61.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the Australian average and rose 4.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greater Perth, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.5% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 3.6 percentage points since 2016 and sits a little above the Western Australian average.
26.5% —
Higher than 84% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Greater Perth splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.9%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of qualifications.
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 Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/education