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Marble Bar · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Marble Bar

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

Roughly 27% of people in Marble Bar reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is a community where formal education levels are much lower than most areas, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 falling 16 points since 2011.

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Where Marble Bar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.6% ▼ -31.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Marble Bar — lower than 83% of areas.

Marble Bar6.6%
6760, WA 6.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25.6% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 58%. This is much lower than most similar areas, and the gap to the national figure is 33 points.

Completed Year 12

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25.6% ▼ -38.2%

Lower than 89% 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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Marble Bar splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 10 27.1% Year 12 25.6% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 11 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with just 6.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure and has fallen 3 points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.6% ▼ -31.1%

Lower than 83% 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 Marble Bar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate I / II (13%).

Certificate III / IV 26.3% Postgraduate degree 10.5% Certificate I / II 7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by Education at 10.5% and Society and Culture at 7%.

Field of qualification

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In Marble Bar, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Education (24%) and Society & culture (16%).

Engineering & related 14.0% Education 10.5% Society & culture 7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.0% Architecture & building 5.3%

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 Marble Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522044/marble-bar/topic/education