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Mukinbudin · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mukinbudin

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

Fewer people have finished high school in Mukinbudin than in most similar areas. Only 34.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the national average of 58.8%. While the proportion of adults with university degrees has risen slightly since 2011, overall educational attainment remains low.

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📍 Mukinbudin, Urban Centre

Where Mukinbudin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.3% ▲ +19.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mukinbudin — lower than 58% of areas.

Mukinbudin10.3%
6479, WA 10.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Western Australia, where the state figure is 58%. Year 12 is the most common highest school year reached at 34.8%, followed by Year 10 at 30%.

Completed Year 12

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34.8% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 62% 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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In Mukinbudin, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 34.8% Year 10 30.0% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Around 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.3% ▲ +19.7%

Lower than 58% 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 Mukinbudin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 36.5% Bachelor degree 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.0% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in Engineering and related fields are the most frequent at 17.4%, followed by Education at 15.7%. Other common areas of study include Agriculture and environment and Society and culture, both at 9.6%.

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 Mukinbudin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522048/mukinbudin/topic/education