28.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6484, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6484, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 30 percentage points separates the national Year 12 completion rate from postcode 6484, where only 28.6% of people finished school. This area has very low levels of formal education compared to the rest of the country, with no adults currently holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This result is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6484, WA, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 48%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. This is among the lowest levels recorded and represents a drop of 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 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 6484, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 20%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 84% of similar places.
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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6484, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6484/6484-wa/topic/education