37.6% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6041, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6041, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 6041 have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. Despite these gains, the area still has much lower qualification levels than the rest of the state, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This result has improved by 7.1 percentage points since 2011, though a third of the population still finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →6041, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, sitting at 7.7%. Trade qualifications are much more common here, with 44.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 6041, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 21.2% and Management and Commerce at 12.2%. Health and Society and Culture follow at 8.4% and 7.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6041, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6041/6041-wa/topic/education