37.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonniefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonniefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.3% of people in Bonniefield have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where formal schooling and university degrees are much less common than in most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian rate of 58%. While 37.3% finished high school, about 27% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonniefield, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 36.7%.
8.5% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Bonniefield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 21.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government combined school. This school has an average advantage score of 945, which is much lower than most other 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).
342
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower 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 Bonniefield
1 school — 342 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Dongara District High School, Dongara | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 342 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonniefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50142/bonniefield/topic/education