28.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Preston Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Preston Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 31 percentage points separates Preston Beach from the national average in Year 12 completion rates. Only 28.2% of residents here finished high school, and just 7.1% hold a university degree, which is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. The most common highest level of schooling reached in the area is Year 10, at 35.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Preston Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 29.5%.
7.1% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Preston Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 24.4%, followed by management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3km of the area, which is a common situation as it is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Preston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51262/preston-beach/topic/education