27.0% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6431, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6431, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 27% of adults in postcode 6431 have finished Year 12, meaning formal schooling levels are much lower than the rest of the state. While this figure has risen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011, the area still has far fewer people with university degrees compared to national trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 27%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 25% of residents left school after Year 10, while 17.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →6431, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3% and has barely changed since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of people.
6.3% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 6431, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 21%, followed by education at 8% and management and commerce at 5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.81 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the schools themselves are among the smallest with an average of 19 enrolments. All schools here are government-run combined campuses.
7.81
Higher than 76% 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).
19
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
19
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving 6431, WA
1 school — 19 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School, Great Victoria Desert | Government | Combined | 229.9 km | 19 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6431, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6431/6431-wa/topic/education