52.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferguson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferguson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 28% of adults in Ferguson hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. While a smaller proportion of people finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, a significant number of residents have gone on to achieve high-level university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Western Australian average of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferguson, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 27.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, held by 26.6% of residents.
27.9% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ferguson splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferguson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50501/ferguson/topic/education