37.6% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koolyanobbing · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koolyanobbing
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.6% of residents in Koolyanobbing have finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This lack of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications data, with very few residents holding university degrees. The area has a small, specialised workforce focused largely on engineering.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished high school here compared to the rest of the country, with a 21 point gap below the Australian average. Most residents who did complete school finished Year 12, though 10.8% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koolyanobbing, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Koolyanobbing, where only 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 19.2%.
10.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Koolyanobbing, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for qualified residents, making up 20.5% of qualifications. Other fields include food, hospitality and personal services at 6.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koolyanobbing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50779/koolyanobbing/topic/education