40.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bindoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bindoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.4% of residents in Bindoon have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal educational attainment across the area compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, sitting 18 points below both the Western Australian and national figures. While 40.4% finished Year 12, another 28.8% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bindoon, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common in Bindoon, with only 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.4% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Bindoon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by health at 12.5% and management and commerce at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas. This school also has a lower average advantage score compared to most other areas.
4.78
Higher than 58% 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).
185
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bindoon
1 school — 185 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bindoon Primary School, Bindoon | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 185 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bindoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50126/bindoon/topic/education