23.6% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tambellup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tambellup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Tambellup has remained low over the last decade, with only 23.6% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most residents have a practical or vocational background rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 23.6% of residents reaching this level. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 32.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tambellup, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas, though 29.1% of people have earned a Certificate III or IV.
6.1% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Tambellup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Agriculture and environment at 12.6%, followed by Engineering, Education, and Society and Culture, which each account for 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school that is much smaller than most, with an average size of 35 students. While there are 20 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
35
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tambellup
1 school — 35 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tambellup Primary School, Tambellup | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 35 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51430/tambellup/topic/education