45.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6472, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6472, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in postcode 6472 have finished high school or earned a university degree than they did in 2011. Only 45.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower educational attainment is seen across both schooling and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion fell by 2.9 points since 2011 to 45.7%, a result that is far below both the state and national averages. Currently, 29.1% of people list Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6472, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher dropped by 8.4 points since 2011 to just 9.4%. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.9%.
9.4% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 6472, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Certificate I / II (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 47.62 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for similar areas, though the local school is very small with only 20 enrolments. All schooling here is provided by a government primary school.
47.62
Higher than 99% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
20
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6472, WA
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Beacon Primary School, Beacon | Government | Primary | 39.7 km | 20 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6472, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6472/6472-wa/topic/education