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Beaufort River · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Beaufort River

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

Management and commerce is the most common field of study for those with qualifications in Beaufort River. However, overall educational attainment is quite low, with only 6.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.

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Where Beaufort River sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beaufort River — lower than 85% of areas.

Beaufort River6.3%
6394, WA 13.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This puts the area's school completion rate well under that of Western Australia.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% —

Lower than 59% 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 Beaufort River, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 19%.

Year 12 41.7% Year 11 14.6% Year 10 10.4% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with a typical qualification level being a Certificate III or IV at 14.8%. The 6.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.3% —

Lower than 85% 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 Beaufort River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%).

Certificate III / IV 14.8% Bachelor degree 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across a few key fields, with management and commerce at 22.2% and agriculture and environment at 18.5%. Engineering and education each account for 11.1% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Beaufort River, the largest group is Management & commerce at 35%, followed by Agriculture & environment (29%) and Engineering & related (18%).

Management & commerce 22.2% Agriculture & environment 18.5% Engineering & related 11.1% Education 11.1%

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 areas.

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 Beaufort River — 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 Beaufort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50088/beaufort-river/topic/education