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Cervantes · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Cervantes

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

Fewer people have completed high school or university in Cervantes compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where many adults have stepped into the workforce without higher formal qualifications.

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Where Cervantes sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% ▲ +17.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cervantes — lower than 81% of areas.

Cervantes7.0%
6511, WA 7.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average, though it has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011. About 31.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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32.3% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 72% 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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Cervantes splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Year 12 32.3% Year 10 31.8% Year 11 13.6% Year 9 or below 12.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% ▲ +17.3%

Lower than 81% 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 Cervantes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 34.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Bachelor degree 9.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Postgraduate degree 1.4% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 26.5%. Management and commerce follow at 11%, while Health accounts for 9.1%.

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 Cervantes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522012/cervantes/topic/education