40.3% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Castletown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Castletown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Castletown hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. Education levels here are generally lower than across the state, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%. About a quarter of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Castletown, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with bachelor degrees or higher held by just 10.1% of adults. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.1% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Castletown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (19.3%) and Management and Commerce (12.7%), followed by Education and Society and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per child than in most similar areas. The typical school size is 294 students, with 75% being government run.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
294
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Castletown
4 schools — 1,175 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4
| Castletown Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 488 | 957 |
| Esperance Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 453 | 1,010 |
| Nulsen Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 193 | 833 |
| Esperance Christian School, Esperance | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 41 | 858 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Castletown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50273/castletown/topic/education