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Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Far fewer people in Remainder of State/Territory (WA) have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these results are higher than in many similar rural areas, the gap between this region and the state average remains wide.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.0% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 64% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory14.0%
6646, WA 9.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population—44.9%—finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australia average of 58.0%. Around 25% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Remainder of State/Territory, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 44.9% Year 10 24.9% Year 11 10.1% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.0% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 33.4%.

Highest qualification level

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.4% Bachelor degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.4% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, at 18.9%. This is followed by management and commerce 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL531001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education