67.8% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bickley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bickley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Bickley. The typical resident is well-educated, with 67.8% having finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is common here, with 67.8% of people finishing their secondary schooling. This is well above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bickley, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very prevalent, as 31.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
31.3% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bickley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 20.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bickley has more schools per child than most areas, with 11 schools within 3km. These schools have a school advantage score of 1,042, which is much higher than most similar areas.
8.85
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
390
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bickley
11 schools — 4,290 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 141 | 1,081 |
| Carmel Adventist College, Carmel | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 200 | 1,039 |
| Walliston Primary School, Walliston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 344 | 1,041 |
| Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 150 | 1,080 |
| Pickering Brook Primary School, Pickering Brook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 29 | 1,013 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 69 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bickley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50118/bickley/topic/education