35.0% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laverton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Laverton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Laverton (L) have finished school and university since 2011. While Year 12 completion rose by 12 percentage points over the decade, the area still sits far below the national figure for high school graduates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is the most common top school level, followed by Year 10 at 28.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laverton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.6% of the population.
10.4% ▲ +155.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Laverton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 16.2%, with health qualifications following at 11%.
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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522039/laverton/topic/education