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Education & Qualifications in Birchmont

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

Far fewer people in Birchmont have completed high school or university compared to the state and national averages. Only 46.3% of residents finished Year 12, and the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most areas.

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Where Birchmont sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birchmont — lower than 90% of areas.

Birchmont4.2%
6214, WA 7.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school than the national figure, with only 46.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% —

Higher than 53% 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 Birchmont, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 46.3% Year 10 29.9% Year 11 11.9% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare in Birchmont, where only 4.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.2% —

Lower than 90% 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 Birchmont, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 25.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Bachelor degree 8.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 28.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Birchmont, the largest group is Management & commerce at 37%, followed by Engineering & related (22%) and Society & culture (19%).

Management & commerce 28.6% Engineering & related 17.1% Society & culture 14.3% Education 8.6% Creative arts 8.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Birchmont — 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 Birchmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50131/birchmont/topic/education