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Education & Qualifications in Buckingham

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

Year 11 is the most common highest grade finished in Buckingham, where only 26.1% of residents completed Year 12. This reflects a local education level that is far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Buckingham, Suburb / Locality

Where Buckingham sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buckingham — lower than 56% of areas.

Buckingham13.0%
6225, WA 6.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 26.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia. The most common highest school year completed is Year 11 at 30.4%.

Highest year of school

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In Buckingham, the largest group is Year 11 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (32%).

Year 11 30.4% Year 12 26.1% Year 10 26.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but still far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Buckingham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 60.0% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Certificate I / II 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 33%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (33%).

Field of qualification

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Buckingham splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (31%), with Health at 19%.

Engineering & related 33.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 33.3% Health 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0%

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 Buckingham — 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 Buckingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50198/buckingham/topic/education