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Tjuntjuntjara · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tjuntjuntjara

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

Only 24% of residents in Tjuntjuntjara have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where school completion rates have fallen over the last decade, and very few adults hold university degrees.

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Where Tjuntjuntjara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% ▼ -30.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tjuntjuntjara — lower than 86% of areas.

Tjuntjuntjara6.0%
6431, WA 6.3%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling at 26%, though Year 9 or below is equally frequent. Only 24% of people finished Year 12, a figure that fell 10 points since 2011 and is far below the Western Australian average of 58%.

Completed Year 12

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24.0% ▼ -29.7%

Lower than 91% 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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Tjuntjuntjara splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (27%), with Year 12 at 24%.

Year 10 26.0% Year 9 or below 26.0% Year 12 24.0% Year 11 22.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3% and represents a 2.6 point drop since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% ▼ -30.3%

Lower than 86% 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 Tjuntjuntjara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 53%, ahead of Health (35%).

Field of qualification

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In Tjuntjuntjara, Education is the majority at 60%; Health is next at 40%.

Education 52.9% Health 35.3%

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 Tjuntjuntjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522060/tjuntjuntjara/topic/education