34.0% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carey Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carey Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34% of people in Carey Park finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a low-schooling area where a small number of residents hold university degrees. Most adults here have practical qualifications instead of academic ones.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people finished high school here than in most other areas. Just 34% completed Year 12, which is 24 points below the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Carey Park splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 42% of residents.
8.3% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Carey Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 19 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government primary schools.
1.14
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carey Park
19 schools — 6,859 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 282 | 900 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 79 | 960 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 393 | 989 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 80 | 995 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 485 | 903 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 418 | 933 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 46 | 965 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 278 | 974 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 98 | 684 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 178 | 823 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 153 | 934 |
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 170 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50261/carey-park/topic/education