38.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.3% of residents in Greenough have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a large portion of the local adult population left school early, though a fair number of residents hold trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with 26.7% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenough, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the area, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of residents.
13.9% ▲ +59.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Greenough, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Greenough most often studied Engineering and related fields (20.7%) or Management and commerce (11.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school which is much smaller than most similar areas, with an average size of 65 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower 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 Greenough
1 school — 65 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walkaway Primary School, Walkaway | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 65 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50586/greenough/topic/education