47.2% —
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6473, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6473, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A stark gap in formal training defines postcode 6473, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the lowest areas for higher education in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.2%, which is far below both the state and national figures. This rate has fallen slightly since 2016, with about a third of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6473, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 38%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are absent here, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This result is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8% and has barely changed over the last five years.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6473, WA, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 36%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to education is limited in this area, as there are no schools located within 3 kilometres.
0
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 6473, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6473/6473-wa/topic/education