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Education & Qualifications in Cardiff

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

Half of the adults in Cardiff hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with strong practical skills. This is a community where vocational training is far more common than university degrees, with only 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Cardiff sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% ▲ +189.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cardiff — lower than 86% of areas.

Cardiff6.0%
6225, WA 6.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 30.4% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 42.4% of people.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% ▲ +25.9%

Lower than 87% 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 Cardiff, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 10 42.4% Year 12 30.4% Year 11 12.0% Year 9 or below 7.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are much lower than in most areas, with only 6% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% ▲ +189.5%

Lower than 86% 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 Cardiff, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 10%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.7% Certificate I / II 7.7% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Bachelor degree 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 32.7%, followed by management, commerce, society and culture at 9.6% each.

Field of qualification

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In Cardiff, the largest group is Engineering & related at 44%, followed by Management & commerce (13%) and Society & culture (13%).

Engineering & related 32.7% Management & commerce 9.6% Society & culture 9.6% Agriculture & environment 7.7% Health 7.7% Education 7.7%

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 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 Cardiff — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cardiff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50259/cardiff/topic/education