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Education & Qualifications in Bruce Rock

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

Far fewer people hold high-level degrees in Bruce Rock than in most similar areas. Only 6.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and just 30.9% of residents have finished Year 12. These figures are both far below the Western Australian and national totals.

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Where Bruce Rock sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.6% ▼ -11.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bruce Rock — lower than 83% of areas.

Bruce Rock6.6%
6418, WA 10.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 30.9%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and has barely changed since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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30.9% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 76% 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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Bruce Rock splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Year 12 30.9% Year 10 30.6% Year 9 or below 10.7% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 6.6%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure fell slightly from 7.5% in 2011, with the most common qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 33.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.6% ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 83% 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 Bruce Rock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.9% Bachelor degree 8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 16.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.0%.

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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521009/bruce-rock/topic/education