45.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bremer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bremer Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university in Bremer Bay compared to the state and national averages. Only 45.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills and trade certificates than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 30.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bremer Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 39.4% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Bremer Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (16.7%) and Education (15.7%) being the most common, followed by Agriculture and environment at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is much lower. There is one government primary school within 3 km.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bremer Bay
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bremer Bay Primary School, Bremer Bay | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 36 | 992 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50177/bremer-bay/topic/education