54.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diamond Tree · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Diamond Tree than in most similar areas. However, overall schooling and university levels remain much lower than the state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
54.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Diamond Tree, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 28%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.4%, which is around the middle for its level but far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
15.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Diamond Tree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 29%, ahead of Management & commerce (29%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a count that is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diamond Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50408/diamond-tree/topic/education