22.1% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Western · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Western
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Western than in 2011, with only 22.1% now completing Year 12. This reflects a broader trend of lower educational attainment across the area, where the typical qualification level sits far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 22.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national rate of 58.8% and has fallen by 7.3 points since 2011. About 30.3% of people left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Western, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 43%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This level of higher education has barely changed since 2011.
10.7% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Western, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held in the area are in Engineering and Agriculture and Environment, each at 6.6%. Health and Society and Culture qualifications each account for 5.3% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school in the area, which is smaller than about 87% of similar areas. It is a combined school with 18 enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
55.56
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
18
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
18
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Western
1 school — 18 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Oak Valley Aboriginal School, Oak Valley | Government | Combined | 100.6 km | 18 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011135/western/topic/education