51.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6509, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6509, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in postcode 6509 have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While school completion has risen since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national figures for both secondary and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure that rose 3.6 points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6509, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.6%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has fallen slightly by 1.0 points since 2011.
17.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →6509, WA splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.0% and engineering at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, making it smaller for education facilities than about 84% of similar areas.
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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 6509, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6509/6509-wa/topic/education