44.8% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bullsbrook · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bullsbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 17 point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a significant shift in learning for Bullsbrook. While more residents are finishing school, the area still sees far fewer people with university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Forty-four point eight per cent of people have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a big increase from 2011, though it remains far below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bullsbrook, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are much more common here, with 48.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Bullsbrook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.6%. Management and commerce follow at 15%, while society and culture account for 9.4% of degrees.
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 Bullsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515004/bullsbrook/topic/education