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Education & Qualifications in Aldersyde

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

A strong 65.6% of people in Aldersyde finished Year 12, which is well above the state and national figures. While high school completion is common here, university degrees are much less frequent compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Aldersyde sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aldersyde — higher than 54% of areas.

Aldersyde15.6%
6306, WA 10.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is high in Aldersyde, with 65.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 7.7 percentage points above the Western Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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65.6% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Aldersyde, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 25%.

Year 12 65.6% Year 11 21.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.6% —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality 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 Aldersyde, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (26%).

Certificate III / IV 53.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 40.0% Bachelor degree 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 33%, ahead of Management & commerce (33%).

Field of qualification

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Aldersyde splits fairly evenly between Education (36%) and Management & commerce (36%), with Agriculture & environment at 29%.

Education 33.3% Management & commerce 33.3% Agriculture & environment 26.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Aldersyde — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aldersyde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50007/aldersyde/topic/education