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Education & Qualifications in Ballaying

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

A strong focus on finishing secondary school defines Ballaying, where 65.4% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure and highlights a high level of basic educational attainment for the area.

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Where Ballaying sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ballaying — higher than 74% of areas.

Ballaying23.1%
6315, WA 10.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 65.4%, which is well above both the Western Australian and national figures.

Highest year of school

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In Ballaying, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 65.4% Year 10 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average.

Highest qualification level

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In Ballaying, Bachelor degree is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 40%.

Bachelor degree 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 25%, ahead of Education (19%).

Field of qualification

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In Ballaying, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 57%; Education is next at 43%.

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Education 18.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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 Ballaying — 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 Ballaying [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50062/ballaying/topic/education