51.4% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Piccadilly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Piccadilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Piccadilly, held by 36.8% of adults. While qualification levels are higher than most similar areas, they remain well below the national and state figures. This mix of trade and higher education supports a local workforce with a strong lean towards technical skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.4%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Piccadilly, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is a higher rate than most similar areas, it sits well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
19.4% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Piccadilly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 26.8%, followed by management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Piccadilly has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. The typical school is larger than most, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
411
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Piccadilly
13 schools — 5,347 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 481 | 960 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 496 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 485 | 954 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 158 | 648 |
| Hannans Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 343 | 978 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 350 | 909 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 47 | 879 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 761 | 922 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 52 | 920 |
Sources
More for Piccadilly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Piccadilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51236/piccadilly/topic/education