32.2% ▲ +286.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6434, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6434, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Engineering and related qualifications are the most common high-level degrees in postcode 6434, making up 22.5% of the a few degrees held here. While school completion rates have risen sharply since 2011, the area still has much lower levels of formal education than both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 8.3% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6434, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in the area, with just 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the number of people with degrees has risen slightly since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +128.1%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 6434, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most frequent fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.5%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 6.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to education is limited in this region, with no schools located within 3 km of residents.
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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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6434, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6434/6434-wa/topic/education