15.3% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayulu · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bayulu have finished school or earned degrees than they did in 2011. The area now has very low levels of formal education, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 15.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that fell by 9.2 percentage points since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with the most common highest year of school being Year 10 at 35.6%.
15.3% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bayulu, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 11 (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 43.2% of the group.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bayulu, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Certificate I / II is next at 30%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are food, hospitality and personal services at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522004/bayulu/topic/education