47.4% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eastbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Eastbrook have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 47.4% of residents finished Year 12, and just 12.6% of adults hold a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Eastbrook finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Western Australia and the nation, with only 47.4% completing their final school year. About 14% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.6%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 16.4%.
12.6% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Eastbrook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce and those in society and culture are the most common qualifications, each held by 11.5% of the population. Food, hospitality and personal services follow at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eastbrook has two schools within 3 kilometres, though the average school size of 86 students is much lower than most areas. The local school sector is split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eastbrook
2 schools — 171 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Pemberton District High School, Pemberton | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 132 | 996 |
| St Joseph's School, Pemberton | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 39 | 1,025 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50471/eastbrook/topic/education