65.5% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6282, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6282, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define daily life in postcode 6282, where 33.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community with a strong emphasis on higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 65.5% of residents finishing school. This figure is well above both the state and national rates and has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6282, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common in the area, with 33.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Western Australian average and has climbed 8.6 percentage points over the last decade.
33.1% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
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 6282, WA, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent primary school with a typical size of 116 students. This school's advantage score is much higher than in most areas.
3.60
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
116
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
116
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6282, WA
1 school — 116 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yallingup Steiner School, Yallingup | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,052 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6282, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6282/6282-wa/topic/education