59.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bobalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bobalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults hold university degrees in Bobalong than across the rest of the state. About 40.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is significantly above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bobalong, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, with 40.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is 17 percentage points above the state average.
40.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 Bobalong, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 17%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others and has a much lower average advantage score than similar schools.
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).
35
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bobalong
1 school — 35 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tambellup Primary School, Tambellup | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 35 | 940 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bobalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50135/bobalong/topic/education