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Education & Qualifications in Bullsbrook - West

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

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Bullsbrook - West (L) from the national average for bachelor degrees. Only 4.2% of adults here hold a university degree or higher, though more people have finished high school than in previous years.

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📍 Bullsbrook - West, Urban Centre

Where Bullsbrook - West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.2% ▼ -30.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bullsbrook - West — lower than 93% of areas.

Bullsbrook - West4.2%
6084, WA 11.2%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 40.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This result represents a 13 point rise since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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40.8% ▲ +44.3%

Higher than 57% 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 Bullsbrook - West, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 40.8% Year 10 29.8% Year 11 12.4% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 53.6%. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher fell slightly to 4.2%, leaving this area among the lowest for university degrees at its level.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.2% ▼ -30.6%

Lower than 93% 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 Bullsbrook - West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 53.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.6% Bachelor degree 7.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.

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 Bullsbrook - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522009/bullsbrook-west/topic/education