32.4% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.4% of people in Brunswick finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where most adults have not completed high school or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 32.4% finishing Year 12. This is 26 points below the Western Australian and national figures, while 35.1% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brunswick splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV, which is far below the state and national levels for higher education.
6.7% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Brunswick, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brunswick has a high number of schools for its population, with 9.43 schools per 1,000 children. The average school size is 507 students, which is higher than most similar areas.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
507
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brunswick
9 schools — 4,563 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Brunswick Junction Primary School, Brunswick Junction | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 56 | 892 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Brunswick | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 85 | 1,029 |
| Hope Christian College, Roelands | Independent | Combined | 8.1 km | 408 | 1,004 |
| Kingston Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 582 | 969 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Australind | Catholic | Secondary | 10.6 km | 968 | 1,019 |
| Parkfield Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 650 | 999 |
| Treendale Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 553 | 984 |
| Australind Senior High School, Australind | Government | Secondary | 12.6 km | 1,079 | 964 |
| Australind Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 182 | 953 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50197/brunswick/topic/education