48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Namban · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates Namban's university qualification rate from the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer adults with a bachelor degree or higher than the rest of the country. The typical level of schooling here is also much lower than in Western Australia and across Australia.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.3%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it sits well below the Western Australian average.
48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Namban, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Namban, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 55%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (27%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Namban. This is smaller than about 59% of areas at this level.
0
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 Namban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51075/namban/topic/education