41.7% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6309, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6309, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 6309 finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 41.7% completing Year 12. This is a significant gap that reflects a broader trend of lower formal qualifications across the area. While these figures have risen slightly since 2011, they remain well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 23.4% of the population left school after Year 10, though the proportion of graduates has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6309, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 10.9% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.2% of people.
10.9% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 6309, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1% and agriculture and environment at 11.3%.
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 of facilities 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6309, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6309/6309-wa/topic/education