42.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burakin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burakin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Burakin have remained low over the last decade, with no residents holding a university degree. This makes the area far less qualified than the state and national averages, which is a trend that has held steady since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. About a third of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burakin, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 43%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Burakin hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure and the 23.8% average for Western Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Burakin, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 63%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 25%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (19%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common here than in about 59% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50215/burakin/topic/education