51.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karratha · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Karratha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Karratha have finished school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. While 51.5% have completed Year 12, the town still sits well below the national figure for school and university completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The number of residents finishing Year 12 rose 9.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karratha, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.1% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Karratha, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 24.1%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/education