36.2% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
King River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in King River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in King River, where 38.5% of adults hold one. This is an area where formal education levels are generally low, with far fewer people completing high school or university than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australia figure of 58.0%. Many others stopped their schooling earlier, with 32.3% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →King River splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 7.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.6% ▲ +83.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 King River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture each at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 973, which is lower than most areas.
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).
325
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving King River
1 school — 325 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 325 | 973 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in King River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50761/king-river/topic/education