34.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6460, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6460, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates postcode 6460 from the national rate of Year 12 completion. Far fewer residents here have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of Australia. This creates a profile where trade certificates are much more common than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This level of schooling has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6460, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.5% of the population, a figure far below the national average. However, the area sees a high proportion of trade qualifications, with 31.7% holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.5% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 6460, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related topics at 13.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of just 45 students. There are only two primary schools in the area, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
16.26
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
89
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
45
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6460, WA
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Goomalling | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 42 | 1,002 |
| Goomalling Primary School, Goomalling | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 47 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6460, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6460/6460-wa/topic/education