39.9% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leinster · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Leinster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 40% of adults in Leinster hold a Certificate III or IV qualification, the most common achievement for the area. While school and university completion rates are much lower than the state and national figures, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen 13 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is an improvement over time, with the rate climbing from 26.4% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leinster, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though it has risen 6 points since 2011.
9.0% ▲ +197.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Leinster, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are heavily weighted toward technical and professional fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most popular at 22.8%. Management and commerce follow at 10%.
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 Leinster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522042/leinster/topic/education