54.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6341, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6341, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 6341 have university degrees compared to the rest of the country, but more residents are finishing school than they used to. This shift is seen in the 54.5% of people who have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the state and national figures, though it has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011. About 20.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6341, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.3% of adults, which is far below the national figure. This is a rise from 6.8% in 2011, with Certificate III or IV now the most common qualification at 36.6%.
12.3% ▲ +80.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 6341, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are heavily focused on practical and outdoor industries, with Agriculture and environment being the most common field at 21.5%, followed by Engineering at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is based on a single government primary school. It is much smaller than most areas, with only 33 enrolments, though it has a higher advantage score than most similar schools.
16.13
Higher than 89% 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).
33
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
33
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6341, WA
1 school — 33 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nyabing Primary School, Nyabing | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 33 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6341, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6341/6341-wa/topic/education