32.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kimbolton · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Kimbolton than in most other areas. Only 32.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a community where most adults have not finished their secondary education.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, with only 32.7% of Kimbolton residents finishing their final year. Around 9.6% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
32.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kimbolton, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 7.7%. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though about 27.8% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kimbolton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering, Society and Culture, Education, and Management, each representing a small portion of the population.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kimbolton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50759/kimbolton/topic/education