33.3% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bibra Industrial · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Bibra Industrial than in most other areas. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a workforce where many residents have left school early or hold few formal qualifications.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 28.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or before.
33.3% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bibra Industrial, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (38%) and Year 10 (19%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Bibra Industrial splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent school with an average size of 561 students, which is higher than most areas. While there is only one school locally, there are 30 schools within 3 km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
30
Higher than 70% 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).
561
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
561
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
30 schools — 11,776 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 8 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 322 | 989 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 114 | 954 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 280 | 979 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 58 | 961 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 153 | 905 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 83 | 794 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 566 | 944 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 335 | 991 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 156 | 906 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 605 | 1,064 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bibra Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011150/bibra-industrial/topic/education