53.0% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cable Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cable Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas mark Cable Beach as a place of contrasting educational levels. While over 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 53% of the population has finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in the rest of the country, with 53% of residents finishing school. This is well below the 58.8% national figure and 58% in Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cable Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong presence of degree-holders, as 23.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian average.
23.2% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cable Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cable Beach are spread across several sectors, led by management and commerce at 14% and engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with the government sector making up 71.4% of the options.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
421
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cable Beach
7 schools — 2,948 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Cable Beach Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 299 | 836 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 13 | 871 |
| St Mary's College, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 741 | 844 |
| Broome Senior High School, Broome | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 825 | 924 |
| Roebuck Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 339 | 1,006 |
| Broome North Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 396 | 998 |
| Broome Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 335 | 856 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cable Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/topic/education