48.3% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tom Price · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Tom Price
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Tom Price have finished school and earned degrees since 2011. While 48.3% of people have completed Year 12, this is still far below the national figure. The area is now more qualified than most similar places, though it remains well below the state average for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 48.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, but it remains well below the Western Australian average of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tom Price, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 5.2 points since 2011 to 14.5%. 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 42.2%.
14.5% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Tom Price, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 24.4%. Other typical areas of study include management and commerce at 13.8% and education at 9%.
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 Tom Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515033/tom-price/topic/education