36.0% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allanson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allanson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Allanson, where only 7.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is stark compared to the national figure of 26.3%. Many residents here left school early, with only 36% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 39.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Allanson splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 7.8% of adults, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, more than half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.8% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Allanson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 33.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Allanson has 9.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These three nearby schools are all government-run primary schools, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
9.52
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
166
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allanson
3 schools — 499 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Allanson Primary School, Allanson | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 89 | 911 |
| Amaroo Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 331 | 927 |
| Wilson Park Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 79 | 838 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50013/allanson/topic/education