53.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6726, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6726, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of qualifications than most similar areas mark postcode 6726. While 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who completed Year 12 rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 53.0%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6726, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.2% of the population, a figure that rose 6.0 percentage points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average.
23.2% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →6726, WA splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 2 schools within 3 km, but the area has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. Enrolments total 312 students, and the typical school size is 156.
1.53
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
312
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
156
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
837
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6726, WA
2 schools — 312 students, average ICSEA 837.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Cable Beach Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 299 | 836 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 13 | 871 |
Sources
More for 6726, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6726, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6726/6726-wa/topic/education