40.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6608, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6608, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in postcode 6608 have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common here than across Australia, the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011, and about 18% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6608, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Western Australian average. However, this is an increase from 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.8% of residents.
13.9% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 6608, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate I / II (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.9%. Education and society and culture both follow at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar places.
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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 6608, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6608/6608-wa/topic/education