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Borderdale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Borderdale

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

Fewer than 40% of residents in Borderdale have completed Year 12, making it an area with very low formal schooling levels. The lack of higher education and local school facilities highlights the educational gaps in this rural part of Western Australia.

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📍 Borderdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Borderdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Borderdale — lower than 99% of areas.

Borderdale0.0%
6320, WA 9.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is significantly lower than most other similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% —

Lower than 66% 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 Borderdale, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 36%.

Year 12 39.1% Year 10 21.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This puts Borderdale among the lowest for university qualifications, sitting far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Borderdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 63%, ahead of Engineering & related (50%).

Field of qualification

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In Borderdale, the largest group is Architecture & building at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Education (25%).

Architecture & building 62.5% Engineering & related 50.0% Education 37.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Borderdale — 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 Borderdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50156/borderdale/topic/education