49.1% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6713, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6713, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 41% of qualified adults in postcode 6713 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, the number of people finishing high school and earning qualifications has climbed since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state and nation, though 49.1% did so in 2021. This is a rise of 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6713, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.3%, which is far below the Australian figure. This result has improved slightly, rising 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
15.3% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 6713, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular choice for qualifications here, making up 31.7% of the total, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a single primary school that is run by the government. With 193 enrolments, it is smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
2.83
Lower than 55% 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).
193
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
193
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6713, WA
1 school — 193 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dampier Primary School, Dampier | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 193 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6713, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6713/6713-wa/topic/education