46.5% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Herron · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Herron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Practical skills and trade qualifications shape the workforce in Herron, where nearly half of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. While the area is more qualified than many similar places, a smaller proportion of residents have finished high school compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 26.1% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Herron, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of the population.
18.3% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Herron, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4% and education at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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 Herron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50629/herron/topic/education