44.0% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kununurra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kununurra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Kununurra have finished Year 12, leaving a gap of about 15 percentage points compared to the national figure. While the area has a fair number of degree holders, overall school completion rates remain far below those seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. For those who didn't finish school, the most common highest level reached was Year 10 at 18.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kununurra, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.2% of people.
18.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Kununurra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Kununurra are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 12.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kununurra has three schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. These schools have an average size of 384 students and an average advantage score among the lowest at this level.
2.38
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
384
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
846
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kununurra
3 schools — 1,151 students, average ICSEA 846.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| East Kimberley College, Kununurra | Government | Combined | 22.7 km | 1,010 | 857 |
| St Joseph's School, Kununurra | Catholic | Primary | 23.0 km | 115 | 788 |
| Alta-1 Kimberley College, Kununurra | Independent | Secondary | 28.1 km | 26 | 668 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50799/kununurra/topic/education