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Warmun · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Warmun

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

Fewer adults in Warmun have completed high school or earned a degree than they did in 2011. Only 19.6% of people finished Year 12, and those with a bachelor's degree or higher have fallen to 4.7%. This means the community has far fewer formal qualifications than the state and national figures.

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Where Warmun sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.7% ▼ -40.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warmun — lower than 91% of areas.

Warmun4.7%
6743, WA 17.3%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average of 58.8%, having fallen by 4.4 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 29.8%.

Completed Year 12

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19.6% ▼ -18.3%

Lower than 97% 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 Warmun, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 12 (23%).

Year 10 29.8% Year 9 or below 21.4% Year 12 19.6% Year 11 14.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 4.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Western Australian figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% ▼ -40.2%

Lower than 91% 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 Warmun, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Certificate I / II is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 38.3% Certificate I / II 10.2% Bachelor degree 7.8% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.8%, followed by Society and culture at 12.5% and Education at 11.7%.

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 Warmun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522064/warmun/topic/education