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Education & Qualifications in Rest of WA

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

Far fewer people in Rest of WA finished high school compared to the state and national figures. Only 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, though this is 3.4 percentage points higher than in 2016. Higher education levels also lag behind, with a smaller proportion of adults holding university degrees.

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Where Rest of WA sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of WA — lower than 60% of areas.

Rest of WA13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than the state average, with 15 percentage points fewer people finishing Year 12. While 43.3% finished high school, about a quarter of the population left after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.3% —

Higher than 56% of capital city areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Rest of WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 43.3% Year 10 25.4% Year 11 11.1% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 13.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% —

Lower than 60% of capital city 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 Rest of WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Certificate I / II 3.4% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.1%. Other common qualifications include Management and commerce at 12.4% and Health at 9.4%.

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 Rest of WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5RWAU/rest-of-wa/topic/education