43.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willyung · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willyung
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Willyung have remained largely steady, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This gap is mirrored in school completion rates, with fewer residents finishing Year 12 than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willyung, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 43.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the state and national figures.
10.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Willyung, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 19.0%, followed by management and commerce at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, all of which are government-run. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
513
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willyung
3 schools — 1,540 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 1
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 60 | 944 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 881 | 959 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 599 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51616/willyung/topic/education