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Education & Qualifications in Beagle Bay

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

Low levels of formal schooling and higher degrees shape the workforce in Beagle Bay, where only 26.6% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure, and the number of people completing high school has fallen sharply by 28 points since 2011.

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Where Beagle Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.7% ▼ -74.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beagle Bay — lower than 91% of areas.

Beagle Bay4.7%
6725, WA 18.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian rate of 58%, with a similar gap compared to the national average. Roughly equal numbers of residents left school after Year 10, Year 11, or Year 12.

Completed Year 12

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26.6% ▼ -51.7%

Lower than 88% 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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Beagle Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (28%) and Year 11 (28%), with Year 10 at 28%.

Year 12 26.6% Year 11 26.1% Year 10 26.1% Year 9 or below 15.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with just 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% ▼ -74.4%

Lower than 91% 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 Beagle Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Certificate I / II is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 37.3% Certificate I / II 12.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.7% Bachelor degree 6.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 24% and health at 21.3%.

Field of qualification

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Beagle Bay splits fairly evenly between Education (34%) and Health (30%), with Architecture & building at 9%.

Education 24.0% Health 21.3% Architecture & building 6.7% Engineering & related 5.3% Management & commerce 5.3% Agriculture & environment 4.0% Society & culture 4.0%

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 Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/education