72.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lumeah · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define Lumeah, where 72.5% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the state and national figures, reflecting a community with a strong foundation of schooling and higher qualifications than most similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 72.5% of people completing their final school year. This is 14 percentage points higher than both Western Australia and the national average.
72.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Lumeah, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are also more frequent than usual, as 29.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 23.8%.
29.2% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Lumeah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are diverse, though agriculture and environment are the most common at 22.9%, followed by health at 16.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a common trait for 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lumeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50868/lumeah/topic/education