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Education & Qualifications in Halls Creek

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

Only 28.7% of people in Halls Creek have completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen by 34 points since 2011. This represents a significant gap in schooling compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Halls Creek, Urban Centre

Where Halls Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7% ▼ -64.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Creek — lower than 62% of areas.

Halls Creek9.7%
6770, WA 7.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national figure, with just 28.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, and roughly 26% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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28.7% ▼ -54.2%

Lower than 83% 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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Halls Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 28.7% Year 10 26.1% Year 9 or below 16.9% Year 11 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education levels have also dropped, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher falling 18 points since 2011 to just 9.7%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.7% ▼ -64.8%

Lower than 62% 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 Halls Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.3% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Certificate I / II 3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 10.2%, followed by education at 8.2% and health at 7.5%.

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 Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521024/halls-creek/topic/education