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Education & Qualifications in Two Rocks

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

Far fewer adults in Two Rocks hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country. While more people have finished Year 12 than in previous years, the area generally sees lower levels of formal schooling and higher-level qualifications than the state and national averages.

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Where Two Rocks sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.1% ▲ +4.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Two Rocks — lower than 59% of areas.

Two Rocks10.1%
6037, WA 10.2%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 8.5 points since 2011 to reach 43.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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43.3% ▲ +24.6%

Higher than 64% 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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In Two Rocks, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 43.3% Year 10 28.0% Year 11 11.9% Year 9 or below 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.1% ▲ +4.6%

Lower than 59% 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 Two Rocks, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Bachelor degree 12.8% Certificate I / II 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Postgraduate degree 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Two Rocks are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.6%.

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 Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515034/two-rocks/topic/education