33.1% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6560, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6560, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 6560 have finished high school now than in 2011, though education levels remain far below the state average. Only 33.1% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to 33.1%, but this is still far below the 58.8% national figure. Roughly a third of people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →6560, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in Western Australia, at 6.8% compared to 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of residents.
6.8% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 6560, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications, making up 25.4% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school with 63 enrolments, which is much smaller than most similar areas. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most other schools.
4.03
Higher than 58% 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).
63
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
63
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6560, WA
1 school — 63 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 63 | 898 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6560, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6560/6560-wa/topic/education