42.2% —
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wickham · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Wickham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Trade qualifications lead the way in Wickham, where 42.3% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV. This focus on practical skills is reflected in a workforce where nearly 30% of qualified people studied engineering. While trade certificates are common, university degrees are far less typical here than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of people in Wickham finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is higher than most similar areas, though about 19% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wickham, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, as most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.4% —
Lower than 57% 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
View on map →In Wickham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study for 29.3% of qualified residents. Other common fields include management and commerce at 11.3%, followed by health and education at 6.3% each.
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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515037/wickham/topic/education