34.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkaway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkaway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.6% of residents in Walkaway have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of high school completion is a standout feature of the area's education profile. While many adults hold trade certificates, fewer have reached university-level study compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is much lower than in most similar areas. Just over a third of the population completed their final year, while 26.3% reached Year 10 and 20.7% reached Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkaway, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is well below the Western Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Walkaway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Walkaway most often studied engineering and related fields, at 21.4%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 15.5%, and health at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is much smaller than in most areas. There is one primary school within 3km, which is run by the government.
25.00
Higher than 91% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkaway
1 school — 65 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walkaway Primary School, Walkaway | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 65 | 977 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51505/walkaway/topic/education