35.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wubin · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wubin have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, sitting at 35.9%. About 22% of the population finished school at Year 10, while 20.3% reached Year 11.
35.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Wubin, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Wubin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several areas, with Engineering and Agriculture both accounting for 21.4% of degrees, while Education and Society and Culture each make up 17.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wubin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51650/wubin/topic/education