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Port Denison - Dongara · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Port Denison - Dongara

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of schooling and degrees have risen in Port Denison - Dongara since 2011. While qualifications have improved over the last decade, the area remains far below the national figures for school and university completion. Only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Port Denison - Dongara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▲ +62.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Denison - Dongara — lower than 74% of areas.

Port Denison - Dongara8.2%
6525, WA 7.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 7.3 points since 2011 to 33.2%, though this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 30.7% of residents peaked at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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33.2% ▲ +28.0%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Port Denison - Dongara splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 14%.

Year 12 33.2% Year 10 30.7% Year 11 12.1% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 8.2%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▲ +62.5%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Port Denison - Dongara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 37.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Bachelor degree 11.1% Certificate I / II 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Postgraduate degree 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 11.2%.

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 Denison - Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515031/port-denison-dongara/topic/education