41.0% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6475, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6475, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in postcode 6475 have completed high school or university, with only 41% finishing Year 12. This makes the area far below the national figure for schooling and higher education. Most adults here hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%, though it did rise 3.2 percentage points since 2011. About 29% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 11.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6475, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 6475, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 16.9% and Management and Commerce at 16.1%. Health and Education also make up significant shares at 13.7% and 12.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is small and purely government-run, with an average school size of just 27 students. While these are among the smallest schools in the region, there are a high number of schools per 1,000 children.
18.87
Higher than 90% 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).
27
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
27
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6475, WA
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Koorda Primary School, Koorda | Government | Primary | 25.8 km | 27 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6475, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6475/6475-wa/topic/education