33.1% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wundowie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wundowie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.1% of residents in Wundowie have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where most adults have not finished high school or hold trade certificates rather than university degrees. This pattern is reflected in a small number of residents with higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 33.1% of people finishing. About 32.1% of residents left school at Year 10, while 11.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wundowie splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of people.
6.8% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wundowie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 25.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wundowie has two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most similar areas. These schools have an average size of 48 students and an advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
4.03
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
48
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wundowie
2 schools — 96 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 63 | 898 |
| Wooroloo Primary School, Wooroloo | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 33 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wundowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51651/wundowie/topic/education