34.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Katanning · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Katanning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Katanning, where 34.2% of residents hold one. The town faces a significant gap in higher education, with only 8.1% of adults holding a university degree. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 34.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is a downward trend for Katanning, as the figure fell by 5.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Katanning, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and represents a drop of 8 points since 2011.
8.1% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Katanning, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.6% and Education at 9.0%.
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 Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515019/katanning/topic/education