40.0% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Bunbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults have finished high school in East Bunbury than in the rest of the state. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 31% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Bunbury, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though 43% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.0% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 East Bunbury, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 20.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, accounting for 76.5% of the sector.
3.44
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Bunbury
17 schools — 6,263 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 278 | 974 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 282 | 900 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 393 | 989 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 79 | 960 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 98 | 684 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 153 | 934 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 170 | 950 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 46 | 965 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 418 | 933 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 80 | 995 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 485 | 903 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50452/east-bunbury/topic/education