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Koorda · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Koorda

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

Only 35.4% of people in Koorda (L) finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While more people have completed high school since 2011, the area continues to have much lower rates of higher education than most similar places.

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Where Koorda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.5% ▼ -18.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Koorda — lower than 84% of areas.

Koorda6.5%
6475, WA 5.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who completed Year 12 rose 6.7 points since 2011, though it remains far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 32% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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35.4% ▲ +23.4%

Lower than 60% 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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Koorda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 35.4% Year 10 32.0% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 6.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, while postgraduate degrees are not present here.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.5% ▼ -18.8%

Lower than 84% 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 Koorda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 40.5% Bachelor degree 14.3% Certificate I / II 10.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.0%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and health at 10.7%.

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 Koorda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522036/koorda/topic/education