51.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balingup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balingup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in five adults in Balingup hold a bachelor degree or higher, making the town's qualification levels higher than most similar areas. While educational attainment is strong compared to nearby peers, it remains well below the state and national figures. This mix of qualifications shapes a community where a significant portion of the workforce is formally qualified.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.1%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balingup, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.0% of people.
20.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Balingup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Balingup are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.4%. Management and commerce follow at 11.7%, and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 57 students. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
15.63
Higher than 84% 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).
57
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balingup
1 school — 57 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Balingup Primary School, Balingup | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 57 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50056/balingup/topic/education