38.8% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karratha Industrial Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karratha Industrial Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Karratha Industrial Estate hold high-level school and university qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 38.8% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a workforce focused more on trade and vocational skills than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average, with only 38.8% of residents finishing their final school year. About 23.1% of people in the area listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karratha Industrial Estate, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of residents.
9.4% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Karratha Industrial Estate, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are concentrated in technical and business fields, with Engineering and Management both accounting for 13.3% of degrees. Architecture and building are also common at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than average, and 75% of them are government primary schools.
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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karratha Industrial Estate
4 schools — 2,094 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Karratha Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 268 | 912 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Karratha | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 339 | 1,019 |
| Pegs Creek Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 234 | 899 |
| Karratha Senior High School, Karratha | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,253 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karratha Industrial Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50738/karratha-industrial-estate/topic/education