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Education & Qualifications in Doodlakine

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

A stark gap exists between early schooling and higher degrees in Doodlakine, where only 38.8% of people finished Year 12. Despite this, nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, making the area more qualified than many similar places.

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Where Doodlakine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doodlakine — higher than 74% of areas.

Doodlakine22.9%
6411, WA 19.2%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 38.8% of residents finishing their final year. About 25.4% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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38.8% —

Lower than 67% 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 Doodlakine, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 38.8% Year 10 25.4% Year 11 14.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 22.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.9% —

Higher than 74% 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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Doodlakine splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 27.1% Bachelor degree 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in education and management and commerce are the most common, each held by 16.7% of qualified residents. Other common fields include society and culture at 12.5% and agriculture and environment at 10.4%.

Field of qualification

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Doodlakine splits fairly evenly between Education (24%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Society & culture at 18%.

Education 16.7% Management & commerce 16.7% Society & culture 12.5% Agriculture & environment 10.4% Engineering & related 6.3% Health 6.3%

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 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 Doodlakine — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doodlakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50421/doodlakine/topic/education