35.7% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6321, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6321, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 35.7% of residents in postcode 6321 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap reflects a broader trend of lower formal schooling and university degrees compared to most other areas. However, the proportion of people finishing high school has risen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. This is much lower than most areas, though the number of people completing high school has grown since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6321, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.9% of the population, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.
7.9% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 6321, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in agriculture and the environment are the most common at 17.0%. Other frequent fields of study include management and commerce at 9.6%, and engineering or society and culture at 8.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is very small with only 51 enrolments. All schools here are government-run primary schools.
8.77
Higher than 79% 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).
51
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
51
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6321, WA
1 school — 51 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cranbrook Primary School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 51 | 965 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6321, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6321/6321-wa/topic/education