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Bullfinch · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bullfinch

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

A gap of 26 percentage points separates Bullfinch from the national figure for Year 12 completion. This small community has very few residents with higher education qualifications, with only 33.3% of people finishing secondary school.

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Where Bullfinch sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

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Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. The largest group of residents, 41.7%, left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 81% 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 Bullfinch, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 48%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (14%).

Year 9 or below 41.7% Year 12 33.3% Year 10 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Bullfinch hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification and sits 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 Bullfinch, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 36%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Bullfinch, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 35.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).

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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 Bullfinch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50205/bullfinch/topic/education