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Green Head · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Green Head

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

Far fewer residents have finished high school or university in Green Head compared to most similar areas. Only 32.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend has dropped by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Green Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.7% ▼ -13.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Green Head — lower than 70% of areas.

Green Head8.7%
6514, WA 6.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling for 43.2% of residents. The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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32.6% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 70% 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 Green Head, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 10 43.2% Year 12 32.6% Year 11 9.8% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.7% ▼ -13.9%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 32.6%. Management and commerce follow at 17.4%, with Education at 12.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Green Head, the largest group is Engineering & related at 42%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Education (16%).

Engineering & related 32.6% Management & commerce 17.4% Education 12.3% Architecture & building 4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.3% Society & culture 3.6% Health 2.9%

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 Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522026/green-head/topic/education