47.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Irishtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Irishtown have finished Year 12, making it a place where many residents leave school early. While the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar spots, it still falls well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 23% of people left school after Year 10, while 9.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Irishtown, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
17.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Irishtown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, more than 73% of similar areas, all of which are government run. These schools have an average size of 288 students, though their average advantage score is among the lowest for this level.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
288
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
895
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Irishtown
4 schools — 1,151 students, average ICSEA 895.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Avonvale Education Support Centre, Northam | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 40 | 932 |
| Avonvale Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 117 | 745 |
| Northam Senior High School, Northam | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 669 | 898 |
| Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 325 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50672/irishtown/topic/education