18.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalumburu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalumburu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kalumburu remain significantly lower than typical Australian areas. Only 18.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Very few people in Kalumburu finished high school, with only 18.7% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58% seen in Western Australia. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 35%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalumburu, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 12 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 3.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 19.7% of residents.
3.1% ▼ -56.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Kalumburu, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Certificate I / II (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 16.4%, followed by Health and Management and Commerce, which both stand at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school in the area. While the average school size is 114, Kalumburu has 9.8 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
9.80
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
114
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Kalumburu
1 school — 114 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kalumburu Remote Community School, Kalumburu | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 114 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalumburu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50716/kalumburu/topic/education