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Caraban · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Caraban

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

Zero people in Caraban have completed Year 12, creating a stark gap in formal schooling compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area sees very few residents with high-level qualifications, which shapes a local profile far different from the state or national average.

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📍 Caraban, Suburb / Locality

Where Caraban sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Caraban0.0%
6041, WA 7.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the national figure of 58.8%. Almost half of the residents stopped their education in Year 10 or earlier, and no one in the area has finished Year 12.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 99% 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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Caraban splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 9 or below (42%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Year 10 44.0% Year 9 or below 44.0% Year 11 16.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 23.8% seen across Western Australia.

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 Caraban, 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 Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (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 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caraban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50254/caraban/topic/education