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6424, WA · Postcode

Education & Qualifications in 6424, WA

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

Only 42.4% of people in postcode 6424 finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a low-qualification area where high school completion rates have fallen by 11 points since 2016.

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📍 6424, WA, Postcode

Where 6424, WA sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% —

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6424, WA — lower than 86% of areas.

6424, WA8.5%
Yilgarn 9.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to Western Australia and the rest of the country. Around 22% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.4% —

Lower than 59% of postcode areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In 6424, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 42.4% Year 10 22.0% Year 11 5.1% Year 9 or below 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 8.5% of adults, a figure far below the national average. However, this has risen by 4.1 points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 43.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% —

Lower than 86% of postcode 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 6424, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment, society and culture, and food and hospitality each accounting for 15.6% of the total.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around 6424, WA — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6424, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6424/6424-wa/topic/education