20.2% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mueller Ranges · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mueller Ranges
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Mueller Ranges than in other parts of the country. Only 20.2% of residents completed Year 12, and just 3.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, both figures being far below the national and state levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest in the region, with only 20.2% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, while 30.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mueller Ranges, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with the 3.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 26.6%.
3.7% ▲ +210.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Mueller Ranges, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 10.2%, followed by Education and Management and commerce, both at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mueller Ranges has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though average school sizes are lower. There are three schools within 3km, split equally between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
10.75
Higher than 76% 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).
130
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
660
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mueller Ranges
3 schools — 390 students, average ICSEA 660.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Yiyili Aboriginal Community School, Halls Creek | Independent | Combined | 95.0 km | 51 | 655 |
| Warlawurru Catholic School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Primary | 97.3 km | 33 | 662 |
| Halls Creek District High School, Halls Creek | Government | Combined | 97.8 km | 306 | 661 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mueller Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51042/mueller-ranges/topic/education