41.3% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middlesex · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Middlesex
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Middlesex hold university degrees than in most similar areas, despite lower rates of high school completion. While the typical resident has a higher qualification than nearby peers, the area falls well below state and national figures for both school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About a quarter of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middlesex, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 17.5% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 28.3%.
17.5% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Middlesex, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Education (17.7%), Engineering (16.8%), and Agriculture and environment (15.9%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, and between primary and combined types.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
296
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Middlesex
2 schools — 591 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| East Manjimup Primary School, Manjimup | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 253 | 978 |
| Kearnan College, Manjimup | Catholic | Combined | 7.8 km | 338 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middlesex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50945/middlesex/topic/education