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Education & Qualifications in Benjinup

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

More people in Benjinup have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 60.2% completing Year 12. This level of schooling is a little above both the state and national figures. It is a qualified community where over a fifth of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Benjinup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benjinup — higher than 72% of areas.

Benjinup21.7%
6255, WA 15.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Around 60.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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60.2% —

Higher than 80% 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 Benjinup, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 60.2% Year 10 13.9% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 43.1%. While 21.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.7% —

Higher than 72% 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 Benjinup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).

Certificate III / IV 43.1% Bachelor degree 27.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.2% Postgraduate degree 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 15.4%. Education and management and commerce each account for 9.2%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Benjinup — Agriculture & environment leads at 23%, ahead of Education (14%) and Management & commerce (14%).

Agriculture & environment 15.4% Education 9.2% Management & commerce 9.2% Engineering & related 7.7% Health 7.7% Natural & physical sciences 6.2% Society & culture 6.2% Architecture & building 4.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller 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).

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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 Benjinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50109/benjinup/topic/education