45.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Hedland · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Port Hedland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Port Hedland hold qualifications than in most similar areas, though levels remain far below state and national figures. While the typical person's education level is lower than the Australian average, there has been a steady rise in both school completions and higher degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a positive trend, however, as the rate rose by 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Hedland, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
12.9% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Port Hedland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular choice for study in Port Hedland, accounting for 24.6% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 12.6%.
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL513004/port-hedland/topic/education