37.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dumbarton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dumbarton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational levels in Dumbarton have remained largely consistent since 2011, though the area now faces significant gaps compared to the rest of the country. Only 37% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than in most areas, with only 37% of people completing Year 12. This is 22 points below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dumbarton, 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 also less common here, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
11.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Dumbarton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 18%, followed by Health at 10.8% and Education at 7.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km of the area. This school is around the middle for its size, though its average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
275
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dumbarton
1 school — 275 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Toodyay District High School, Toodyay | Government | Combined | 6.4 km | 275 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dumbarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50435/dumbarton/topic/education