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Roebourne · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Roebourne

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

Only 25.2% of people in Roebourne have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of school completion is matched by a small number of higher degrees, painting a picture of a community with fewer formal academic qualifications than most other Australian areas.

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📍 Roebourne, Urban Centre

Where Roebourne sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.2% ▼ -66.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Roebourne — lower than 96% of areas.

Roebourne3.2%
6718, WA 2.3%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have fallen since 2011, with just over a quarter of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 30.1%.

Completed Year 12

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25.2% ▼ -13.2%

Lower than 89% 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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In Roebourne, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 10 30.1% Year 12 25.2% Year 9 or below 21.1% Year 11 13.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 3.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels in the country and has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011. Instead, Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 35.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.2% ▼ -66.0%

Lower than 96% 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 Roebourne, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.8% Bachelor degree 7.5% Certificate I / II 6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.9% and Management and Commerce at 12.3%.

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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521046/roebourne/topic/education