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Point Samson · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Point Samson

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

Higher rates of school and university completion than most similar areas mark Point Samson, though levels remain well below state and national figures. A significant shift has occurred over the last decade, with the share of people finishing Year 12 climbing by 24 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Point Samson sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% ▲ +190.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Point Samson — higher than 73% of areas.

Point Samson16.7%
6720, WA 10.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen to 43.6%, which is higher than most similar areas, though this remains far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Other residents finished at Year 10 (26.7%) or Year 11 (8.7%).

Completed Year 12

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43.6% ▲ +123.8%

Higher than 65% 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 Point Samson, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 43.6% Year 10 26.7% Year 11 8.7% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 16.7% of the population, an 11 point increase since 2011. This is higher than in most similar areas, but well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% ▲ +190.0%

Higher than 73% 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 Point Samson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 35.4% Bachelor degree 17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualification is in engineering and related fields at 25%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 10.4%.

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In Point Samson, the largest group is Engineering & related at 37%, followed by Health (15%) and Management & commerce (15%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Health 10.4% Management & commerce 10.4% Education 8.3% Society & culture 6.3% Architecture & building 4.2% Creative arts 2.8%

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 Point Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522055/point-samson/topic/education