44.1% ▲ +139.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Williams · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Williams
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Williams (L), where 34.2% of residents hold one. While university degrees are rare here, there has been a significant shift in schooling, with the number of people finishing Year 12 jumping 26 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 44.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Williams, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose slightly from 6.8% in 2011.
7.9% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Williams, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related topics at 10.3%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 9.8%.
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 Williams [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522066/williams/topic/education