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Wooroloo · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wooroloo

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

More people in Wooroloo have finished school and gained higher qualifications than in 2016. While 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, this figure remains far below the national average. The area is seeing a steady climb in formal education levels across the board.

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Where Wooroloo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.2% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wooroloo — lower than 59% of areas.

Wooroloo10.2%
6558, WA 6.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 8.4 percentage points since 2016 to reach 43.9%. Despite this growth, it is still far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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43.9% —

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 Wooroloo, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (12%).

Year 12 43.9% Year 10 25.9% Year 11 10.2% Year 9 or below 8.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.8 percentage points to 10.2% since 2016. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 36.0%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.2% —

Lower than 59% 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 Wooroloo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 36.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3% Bachelor degree 10.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 2.7% Postgraduate degree 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, accounting for 20.9% of the total.

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 Wooroloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522068/wooroloo/topic/education