42.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6421, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6421, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in postcode 6421 sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. Only 13.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in the wider community, with only 42.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58% and has fallen by 2.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6421, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the rest of the country, with 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.9% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →6421, WA splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (47%) and Certificate III / IV (44%), with Postgraduate degree at 9%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (17.9%) and engineering (11.5%), followed by agriculture, health and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to local education is limited, with no schools located within 3 km of the area.
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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 6421, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6421, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6421/6421-wa/topic/education