38.6% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Muchea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Muchea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.6% of residents in Muchea have completed Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This gap extends to higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees. Overall, the community relies more heavily on trade certifications and shorter courses than the typical Australian town.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Roughly 29.6% of residents list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling, while 13.4% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Muchea, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are the most typical, with 41.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.7% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Muchea, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related trades at 22.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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 Muchea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51040/muchea/topic/education