28.7% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goomalling · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goomalling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Goomalling, where 31.2% of adults hold one. This is an area where few residents have completed high school or university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.7% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest year of schooling completed is Year 10 at 30.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Goomalling splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.5% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Goomalling, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goomalling has a high number of schools for its child population, though they are typically much smaller than in other areas. Both available primary schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goomalling
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Goomalling | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 42 | 1,002 |
| Goomalling Primary School, Goomalling | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 47 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50569/goomalling/topic/education