50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ruabon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ruabon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of residents in Ruabon have a degree or higher than in most similar areas, though they still trail the state and national figures. This educational profile is led by a strong presence of professional qualifications in engineering and agriculture.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population completed Year 12, which is more common here than in most similar areas, but still well below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Another 50% of residents finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ruabon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (46%) and Year 10 (46%), with Year 11 at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.2% of people.
17.6% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Ruabon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Ruabon are most often in engineering and related fields, at 26.2%. Other common areas of study include agriculture, environment, management, and commerce, each at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access 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 Ruabon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51315/ruabon/topic/education