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Ellendale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Ellendale

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

Fewer people have finished high school or university in Ellendale compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where many adults stopped their formal schooling early.

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📍 Ellendale, Suburb / Locality

Where Ellendale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ellendale — higher than 55% of areas.

Ellendale16.0%
6532, WA 13.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 43.5% of people finishing. The rest of the population mostly left school at Year 10, which accounts for 39.1% of residents.

Highest year of school

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Ellendale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (45%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 14%.

Year 12 43.5% Year 10 39.1% Year 11 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with 16.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and far below the national average.

Highest qualification level

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In Ellendale, Bachelor degree is the majority at 57%; Certificate III / IV is next at 43%.

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 50%, ahead of Health (42%).

Field of qualification

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In Ellendale, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 38%, followed by Health (31%) and Management & commerce (31%).

Agriculture & environment 50.0% Health 41.7% Management & commerce 41.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes Ellendale smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local school access.

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 Ellendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50483/ellendale/topic/education