45.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunbury (South West) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bunbury (South West)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bunbury (South West) finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 45.4% completing Year 12. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still trails well behind state and national figures for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Western Australian and national figures of around 58%. However, this has improved significantly over the last decade, rising 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunbury (South West), the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.9% of residents.
15.8% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Bunbury (South West), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.0% and Health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bunbury (South West) has 24 schools within 3 km, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (70.8%), though the typical school size is smaller than in other areas.
2.94
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 63% of state electorate 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).
9,797
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
408
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bunbury (South West)
24 schools — 9,797 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 459 | 967 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Gelorup | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 663 | 1,100 |
| Dalyellup Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 448 | 970 |
| Dalyellup College, Dalyellup | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 576 | 970 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 178 | 823 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 485 | 903 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 80 | 995 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 418 | 933 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 46 | 965 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 282 | 900 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 79 | 960 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 393 | 989 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 98 | 684 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 278 | 974 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 153 | 934 |
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 8.2 km | 170 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunbury (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50906/bunbury/topic/education