46.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunset Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunset Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Sunset Beach compared to the rest of the country. Only 46% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a local workforce where trade qualifications are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46%, which is far below both the Western Australian figure of 58% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunset Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, which is well below the state average of 23.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of the community.
15.1% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Sunset Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by Education at 13.4% and Health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are primary schools, and the average school advantage score of 924 is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunset Beach
5 schools — 1,348 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 395 | 875 |
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 218 | 797 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 61 | 975 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 563 | 990 |
| Leaning Tree Steiner School, Glenfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 111 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51419/sunset-beach/topic/education