22.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mullewa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mullewa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mullewa have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where many adults left school early or pursued trade qualifications instead of high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 22.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 24% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mullewa splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (33%) and Year 12 (30%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common in Mullewa, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 16.6%.
9.5% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mullewa splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Health at 9.6% and Education at 8.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 5.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mullewa has a high number of schools for its child population, with 24.10 per 1,000 children. These schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 59 students.
24.10
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
745
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mullewa
2 schools — 118 students, average ICSEA 745.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Mullewa | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 35 | 872 |
| Mullewa District High School, Mullewa | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 83 | 692 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51049/mullewa/topic/education