50.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walliston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walliston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Walliston, where 41.1% of adults hold one. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the suburb generally sits well below state and national levels for both high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This result is higher than most similar areas, though 27.3% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walliston, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.8%, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
17.8% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Walliston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 23.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Walliston has 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a school advantage score that is much higher than typical.
9.26
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
440
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walliston
13 schools — 5,725 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Walliston Primary School, Walliston | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 344 | 1,041 |
| Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 150 | 1,080 |
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 141 | 1,081 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Carmel Adventist College, Carmel | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,039 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 304 | 1,049 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 298 | 1,067 |
| Mazenod College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 862 | 1,060 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 69 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51508/walliston/topic/education