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Burracoppin · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Burracoppin

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Burracoppin than in most other areas, with only 41.2% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as university degrees are also much less common here than in the rest of the state.

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Where Burracoppin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.7% ▼ -13.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burracoppin — lower than 63% of areas.

Burracoppin11.7%
6421, WA 13.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 18.8% and Year 11 at 14.1%.

Completed Year 12

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41.2% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 60% 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 Burracoppin, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 41.2% Year 10 18.8% Year 11 14.1% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.4% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.7% ▼ -13.2%

Lower than 63% 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 Burracoppin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 42%.

Certificate III / IV 29.4% Bachelor degree 21.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by health at 13.7% and agriculture and environment at 9.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Burracoppin, the largest group is Management & commerce at 25%, followed by Health (19%) and Agriculture & environment (14%).

Management & commerce 17.6% Health 13.7% Agriculture & environment 9.8% Engineering & related 7.8% Architecture & building 7.8% Education 7.8% Natural & physical sciences 5.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a common trait shared by about 41% 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 Burracoppin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50223/burracoppin/topic/education