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Education & Qualifications in Gairdner

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

Far more people in Gairdner finished high school than in most other similar areas. While 66.7% of residents completed Year 12, there are fewer adults with university degrees compared to state and national figures.

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Where Gairdner sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gairdner — lower than 68% of areas.

Gairdner10.6%
6337, WA 12.3%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The 66.7% who finished Year 12 is well above the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national average of 58.8%. Only a small number of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10 or Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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66.7% —

Higher than 88% 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 Gairdner, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 66.7% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 12.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 31.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.6% —

Lower than 68% 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 Gairdner, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 35%.

Certificate III / IV 31.1% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most frequent qualifications relate to society and culture at 15.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.3% and engineering at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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Gairdner splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (26%) and Agriculture & environment (22%), with Engineering & related at 19%.

Society & culture 15.6% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Engineering & related 11.1% Health 6.7% Education 6.7% Management & commerce 6.7%

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 more common situation 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).

Schools in and around Gairdner — 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 Gairdner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50527/gairdner/topic/education