33.8% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenbushes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.8% of residents in Greenbushes finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local trend toward trade and practical skills over traditional classroom schooling. Many adults here hold certificates rather than university degrees, shaping a workforce focused on technical qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 33.8% completing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points lower than the Australian average, while about 33.4% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Greenbushes splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as only 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 41.6%.
10.4% ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Greenbushes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study for those with qualifications, making up 19.9%. Other notable fields include management and commerce at 9.9% and society and culture at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per child than most similar places, though the typical school is very small with only 46 students. Both local schools are government primary schools.
17.54
Higher than 86% 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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenbushes
2 schools — 92 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Greenbushes Primary School, Greenbushes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 35 | 913 |
| Balingup Primary School, Balingup | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 57 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50582/greenbushes/topic/education