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Education & Qualifications in Albany

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than half of Albany residents have finished Year 12, a figure that sits far below the state and national averages. While school and university completion rates are lower than typical, there has been a steady increase in both high school and degree qualifications over the last decade.

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📍 Albany, Urban Area

Where Albany sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.2% ▲ +39.7%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Albany — higher than 50% of areas.

Albany15.2%
6330, WA 15.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. This is a growing trend, as the rate rose 7.7 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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45.4% ▲ +20.6%

Higher than 55% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Albany, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).

Year 12 45.4% Year 10 27.9% Year 11 11.0% Year 9 or below 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.2% of the population, well below the state figure. Trade qualifications are more common, with 36.1% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.2% ▲ +39.7%

Higher than 50% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Albany, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.1% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Certificate I / II 4.0% Postgraduate degree 4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related services at 13.8%, followed closely by management and commerce at 13.6%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5001/albany/topic/education