51.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 83% of urban centre 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 Centre
Education & Qualifications in Karratha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a quarter of qualified residents in Karratha hold a degree in engineering, reflecting the area's industrial heart. While school and university completion rates are well below the national figures, the town has seen a steady climb in educational attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.5% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen 9.9 points since 2011, though it remains well below the 58.8% national average.
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.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35.1%. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of adults, a figure that is much higher than similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
16.9% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre 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 lead the way at 24.1% of qualifications. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by education at 7.3%.
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/ucl/UCL513003/karratha/topic/education