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Gabbadah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gabbadah

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

Fewer residents in Gabbadah have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 36.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low rate of formal schooling is matched by a very small number of adults holding university degrees.

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📍 Gabbadah, Suburb / Locality

Where Gabbadah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.9% ▲ +24.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gabbadah — lower than 82% of areas.

Gabbadah6.9%
6041, WA 7.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 36.7%, which is far below both the state (58.0%) and national (58.8%) rates. About 34.3% of people stopped at Year 10, while 10.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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36.7% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 73% 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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Gabbadah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 11 at 12%.

Year 12 36.7% Year 10 34.3% Year 11 11.6% Year 9 or below 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, nearly half of the qualified population (49.3%) holds a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% ▲ +24.8%

Lower than 82% 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 Gabbadah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 49.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Bachelor degree 9.0% Certificate I / II 2.7% Postgraduate degree 2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 24.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common here than in 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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gabbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50525/gabbadah/topic/education