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Education & Qualifications in Sandstone

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

Much lower levels of formal schooling and degrees mark Sandstone compared to most other areas. Only 25.7% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are far less common than the state and national figures.

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📍 Sandstone, Council (LGA)

Where Sandstone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% ▼ -38.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Sandstone — lower than 88% of areas.

Sandstone8.0%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in the region, and the rate has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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25.7% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Sandstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 25.7% Year 10 18.6% Year 11 7.1% Year 9 or below 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare, with only 8.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 4.9 percentage point drop since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is more common at 22.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.0% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 88% of council (lga) 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 Sandstone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 22.4% Bachelor degree 11.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 11.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Sandstone, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Agriculture & environment (24%) and Health (16%).

Engineering & related 17.1% Agriculture & environment 11.8% Health 7.9% Management & commerce 6.6% Education 5.3%

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 Sandstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57630/sandstone/topic/education