47.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Lange have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap reflects a community where higher education is less common than in most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.4%, which is far below both Western Australia and the national average. About 22% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 12% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lange, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 34.7%.
12.9% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Lange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.4%. Management and commerce follow at 15.8%, with Health making up 14.8% of the mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (64.3%), and half of the schools in the area are primary schools.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
439
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lange
14 schools — 6,152 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 60 | 930 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 303 | 938 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 437 | 968 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 60 | 944 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 881 | 959 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 325 | 973 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 830 | 995 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 599 | 926 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50832/lange/topic/education