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Esperance · Urban Area

Education & Qualifications in Esperance

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

Only 41.1% of people in Esperance have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap in school completions is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas. Overall, the community's educational profile has seen a decline in school completion since 2011.

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📍 Esperance, Urban Area

Where Esperance sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.4% ▼ -7.6%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Esperance — lower than 84% of areas.

Esperance11.4%
6450, WA 11.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, falling 8.7 percentage points since 2011. While 41.1% finished their final year of school, about 25.3% of residents stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.1% ▼ -17.5%

Lower than 66% 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 Esperance, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 41.1% Year 10 25.3% Year 11 12.5% Year 9 or below 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with just 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.4% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 84% of urban area areas.

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

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9%.

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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5005/esperance/topic/education