20.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roebourne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Roebourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Roebourne compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where only 2.3% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with just 20.4% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%, and the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roebourne, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, sitting at 2.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of the population.
2.3% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Roebourne, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 17.0%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture each at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Roebourne has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with all local schools being government-run. These schools are around a middle-range size, though they have some of the lowest advantage scores for their level.
6.41
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
248
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
843
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Roebourne
2 schools — 496 students, average ICSEA 843.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Roebourne District High School, Roebourne | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 141 | 686 |
| Wickham Primary School, Wickham | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 355 | 905 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51305/roebourne/topic/education