38.7% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6304, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6304, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in postcode 6304 have finished their schooling and degrees since 2011. While school completion and university degrees have both risen, the area remains far below state and national levels for formal qualifications. Only 38.7% of people here have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 38.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This represents a small increase of 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6304, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 11.3% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.2%.
11.3% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 6304, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related fields at 15.5%, followed by management and commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places. All schools in the area are government-run combined institutions.
4.88
Higher than 64% 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).
185
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
185
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6304, WA
1 school — 185 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Beverley District High School, Beverley | Government | Combined | 8.9 km | 185 | 932 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6304, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6304/6304-wa/topic/education