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Education & Qualifications in Dinninup

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

Only 10.7% of adults in Dinninup hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap in higher education is reflected in the schooling data, where far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Dinninup, Suburb / Locality

Where Dinninup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.7% ▼ -1.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dinninup — lower than 67% of areas.

Dinninup10.7%
6244, WA 12.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the community, 45.3%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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45.3% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 51% 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 Dinninup, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 45.3% Year 10 26.5% Year 11 8.5% Year 9 or below 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Typical qualifications here are trade-based, with 40.3% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.7% ▼ -1.3%

Lower than 67% 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 Dinninup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 40.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.1% Bachelor degree 16.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering (20.8%), followed by Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce, both at 13.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Dinninup, the largest group is Engineering & related at 31%, followed by Agriculture & environment (20%) and Management & commerce (20%).

Engineering & related 20.8% Agriculture & environment 13.0% Management & commerce 13.0% Society & culture 11.7% Architecture & building 3.9% Education 3.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Dinninup — 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 Dinninup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50412/dinninup/topic/education