27.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6488, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6488, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 27.6% of adults in postcode 6488 have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where few people hold university degrees, and the number of residents with higher qualifications has dropped since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 27.6% finishing Year 12. This is 31 points below the Australian figure and has fallen by 7.6 points since 2011; most residents instead finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6488, WA, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 2.0% of the population, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of adults.
2.0% ▼ -73.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 6488, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across a few key fields, with Engineering and related studies at 10.4% and Agriculture and environment at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has very small government primary schools, with a total of 14 enrolments. Despite the small size, there are 52.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for similar areas.
52.63
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).
14
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
14
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
851
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6488, WA
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 851.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Trayning Primary School, Trayning | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 14 | 851 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6488, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6488/6488-wa/topic/education