37.7% ▲ +59.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camooweal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Camooweal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Camooweal have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 37.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37.7% of people finishing Year 12. About 24% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 16.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camooweal, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, as only 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificates III or IV are much more common at 39.2%.
6.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Camooweal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed by education at 13.4% and management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. While Camooweal has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the average school size is much smaller at just 32 students.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
723
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Camooweal
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 723.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Camooweal State School, Camooweal | Government | Primary | 55.5 km | 32 | 723 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30502/camooweal/topic/education