43.8% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gnowangerup · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Gnowangerup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Gnowangerup (L) than in most similar areas, though university degrees are less common. While 43.8% of residents have completed Year 12, the typical qualification level remains far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 5.6 points since 2011 to reach 43.8%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gnowangerup, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are much more common, with 39.5% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Gnowangerup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include Engineering at 16.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6% and Education at 10.2%.
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521023/gnowangerup/topic/education