45.2% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bridgetown · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bridgetown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Bridgetown are finishing school and earning degrees than in the past, though these rates remain low compared to the rest of the country. While 45.2% of people have completed Year 12, this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. The town has seen a steady climb in formal learning over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 12 points since 2011 to 45.2%, which is higher than most similar areas. Despite this growth, it remains far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bridgetown, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose nearly 10 points since 2011 to 14.3%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.1%.
14.3% ▲ +221.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Bridgetown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees and certificates in Bridgetown are spread across several fields. The most common are Engineering at 14.9%, Management and Commerce at 13.5%, and Society and Culture at 12.8%.
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 Bridgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515003/bridgetown/topic/education