50.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crooked Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crooked Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of Crooked Brook residents have completed Year 12, which is more common here than in most similar areas. While university degrees are more frequent than in many nearby places, the area generally sits below the state and national benchmarks for schooling and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.9% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Roughly a quarter of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crooked Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV are the most common top qualifications, each held by 24.5% of people.
21.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Crooked Brook splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5% and health at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two primary schools within 3 km are split evenly between government and Catholic providers. These schools are smaller than those in most areas and have a higher advantage score than most.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crooked Brook
2 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Dardanup Primary School, Dardanup | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 221 | 1,004 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup | Catholic | Primary | 9.0 km | 195 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crooked Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50354/crooked-brook/topic/education