36.9% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6564, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6564, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in postcode 6564 have shifted since 2011, with more people finishing high school even as the number of university degrees has dropped. Only 36.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While the share of residents finishing Year 12 rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011 to 36.9%, this is still far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 29.2% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6564, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011. Instead, nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IVs.
5.0% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 6564, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields, at 22.5%, followed by health at 12.1% and management and commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is poorly served by educational facilities, with no schools located within 3 km.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6564, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6564/6564-wa/topic/education