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Greenbushes · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Greenbushes

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

Fewer residents in Greenbushes have finished high school compared to most areas, with only 33.6% completing Year 12. While formal school completion is low, there has been a steady increase in people holding university degrees over the last decade.

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Where Greenbushes sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% ▲ +111.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Greenbushes — lower than 56% of areas.

Greenbushes10.5%
6254, WA 8.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and fell 8.3 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 35.3%.

Completed Year 12

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33.6% ▼ -19.8%

Lower than 67% 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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Greenbushes splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Year 10 35.3% Year 12 33.6% Year 9 or below 11.3% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, a figure that rose 5.6 points since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are common here at 41.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.5% ▲ +111.6%

Lower than 56% 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 Greenbushes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 41.8% Bachelor degree 13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Postgraduate degree 7.2% Certificate I / II 7.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 15.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 10.5%.

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 Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522027/greenbushes/topic/education