64.6% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6164, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6164, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 65% of people in postcode 6164 have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This area has seen a steady rise in education levels over the last decade, with more residents holding university degrees than ever before.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 64.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is a significant increase from 2011, when that figure was 54.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6164, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen by 8.2 points since 2011. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (29.9%) and bachelor degrees (27.6%).
25.7% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →6164, WA splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 20.0%, followed closely by management and commerce at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 6164 has some of the largest school enrolments around, with 11,352 students across 20 schools. Most students attend government schools (75.0%), and the typical school size of 568 is much higher than in most areas.
1.36
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 90% 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).
11,352
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
568
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6164, WA
20 schools — 11,352 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 831 | 1,003 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 501 | 1,063 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 566 | 944 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 280 | 979 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 322 | 989 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 923 | 1,076 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 294 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6164, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6164/6164-wa/topic/education