37.8% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paraburdoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paraburdoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common here, held by 37.6% of adults. Paraburdoo has a lower level of formal education than most areas, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning degrees compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paraburdoo, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.6% of the population, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
7.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Paraburdoo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 21.1%, followed by management and commerce at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 888, among the lowest at this level.
3.28
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
185
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
888
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paraburdoo
1 school — 185 students, average ICSEA 888.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Paraburdoo Primary School, Paraburdoo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 185 | 888 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51201/paraburdoo/topic/education