Dukin · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dukin

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

Fewer than half of the people in Dukin finished Year 12, reflecting a community where many residents left school early. This is a place where formal higher education is rare, with no adults holding a university degree.

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Where Dukin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

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

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Dukin0.0%
6475, WA 5.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (58%) and Australia (58.8%). About 39% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

43.5%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 43.5%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Dukin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 15%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is almost non-existent here, as 0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

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 is one government primary school within 3km, though it is much smaller than most others with a typical size of just 27 students.

1

Lower than 57% 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).

984

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Dukin

1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 984.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1

Schools serving Dukin, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Koorda Primary School, Koorda Government Primary 8.6 km 27 984

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 Dukin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50432/dukin/topic/education