37.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6479, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6479, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in postcode 6479 have completed high school compared to most other areas. Only 37.2% of people finished Year 12, though this has risen slightly since 2011. The area relies on a small number of government schools to provide education across its large landscape.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, where the figure is 58.8%. While 37.2% finished school, about 32.1% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6479, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common than the national figure, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 36.7% of people have achieved.
10.7% ▲ +78.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 6479, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields (15.7%), followed by education (13.8%) and agriculture and environment (11.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are much more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, though the typical school is small with only 105 enrolments. Every school in the area is a government-run combined school.
8.62
Higher than 79% 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).
105
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
105
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6479, WA
1 school — 105 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mukinbudin District High School, Mukinbudin | Government | Combined | 37.0 km | 105 | 953 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6479, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6479/6479-wa/topic/education