56.5% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Needilup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Needilup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Needilup hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This creates a highly qualified local profile where 56.5% of residents have completed Year 12. The community shows a strong tilt towards professional and technical degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.5% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, with very few residents leaving school before Year 9.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Needilup, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The usual qualification for degree-holders here is a bachelor degree, held by 51.6% of the group. While 23.2% of adults have a university degree—much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Needilup, Bachelor degree is the majority at 62%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields are well represented, with 22.6% of qualifications in engineering and 19.4% each in agriculture and education. Health and management and commerce each make up 12.9% of the degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Needilup has one government school within 3 km, which is a combined primary and secondary site. This school is smaller than most others in similar areas and has a lower average advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
114
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Needilup
1 school — 114 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Jerramungup District High School, Jerramungup | Government | Combined | 15.8 km | 114 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Needilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51099/needilup/topic/education