37.8% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Babakin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Babakin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Babakin have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 37.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a community where practical skills and trade certificates are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those of Western Australia and the rest of the country. About 37.8% of residents finished high school, while 20% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Babakin, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are more frequent at 28%.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Babakin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are health at 24%, followed by education and management and commerce, which both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. While the typical school size is very small with only 5 students, the school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Babakin
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Babakin Primary School, Babakin | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 5 | 1,054 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Babakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50043/babakin/topic/education