48.2% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalwallinu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalwallinu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Dalwallinu hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to the national figure, with only 10.3% reaching this level. This gap reflects a broader trend in the town's education profile, where school completion and higher qualifications both sit well below state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.2%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national figure and well below the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalwallinu, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 10.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 24.9%.
10.3% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Dalwallinu, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5.24 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. All local schools are government-run combined institutions with a typical size of 221 students.
5.24
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
221
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalwallinu
1 school — 221 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Dalwallinu District High School, Dalwallinu | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 221 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalwallinu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50375/dalwallinu/topic/education