38.2% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kojonup · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kojonup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A slight increase in school and degree completions since 2011 marks the educational trend for Kojonup (L). While few adults hold university degrees, the area maintains a steady mix of vocational and higher qualifications. It is a place where typical schooling levels sit far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This result has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011, though about 31.4% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kojonup, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. This figure rose 1.0 percentage point since 2011, and Certificate III or IV qualifications are now the most common high-level qualification at 27.9%.
10.8% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Kojonup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study reflect the local environment, with 14.1% of qualifications in agriculture and environment. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.4%, with health and education both around 10%.
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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521029/kojonup/topic/education