48.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6394, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6394, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in postcode 6394 have finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications data, where only 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Education levels have risen slightly since 2011, but remain far below state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well below the Western Australian average of 58%. While this figure rose by 1.4 percentage points since 2011, it remains significantly lower than the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6394, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, sitting at 13.4%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 6394, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are heavily weighted toward Agriculture and Environment, which accounts for 20% of degrees. Health and Engineering are also common, making up 13.8% and 11.7% of qualifications respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of this area. This is smaller 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).
Sources
More for 6394, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6394, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6394/6394-wa/topic/education