44.1% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chittering · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chittering
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Chittering has remained relatively stable over the last decade. The area has far fewer university-qualified adults than the state or national average, with only 11.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most residents instead hold vocational certificates or did not complete secondary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.1% of residents here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 31.9% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chittering, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational training are common, as 42.2% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 11.7% of people with university degrees is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
11.7% ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Chittering, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 22.9% and Management and commerce at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent school that serves both primary and secondary students. This school is typical for its level in terms of size, with an average of 358 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
358
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
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 Chittering
1 school — 358 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Immaculate Heart College, Lower Chittering | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 358 | 995 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50291/chittering/topic/education