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Bremer Bay · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Bremer Bay

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

Far fewer people in Bremer Bay finished high school than the national figure, with only 39% completing Year 12. This gap highlights a local profile where many adults leave school early, though the proportion of graduates has risen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.

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

9.4% ▲ +11.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bremer Bay — lower than 64% of areas.

Bremer Bay9.4%
6338, WA 15.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. More than a third of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.0% ▲ +26.3%

Higher than 52% 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 Bremer Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 39.0% Year 10 34.2% Year 11 11.8% Year 9 or below 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 40.2% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.4% ▲ +11.2%

Lower than 64% 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 Bremer Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 40.2% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Certificate I / II 4.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering at 16.5% and Education at 15.5% being the most common. Agriculture and environment as well as management and commerce each account for 13.4%.

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 Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522007/bremer-bay/topic/education