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Gilgering · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gilgering

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

Half of the residents in Gilgering have finished Year 12, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas. While this is a strong local result, the area has far fewer university degrees than the state and national figures. Overall, the community relies more on vocational certificates and diplomas than high-level academic degrees.

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📍 Gilgering, Suburb / Locality

Where Gilgering sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% ▼ -1.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gilgering — lower than 60% of areas.

Gilgering12.3%
6302, WA 12.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58% seen across Australia. Roughly 21% of the population finished school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 62% 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 Gilgering, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 20.6% Year 11 8.8% Year 9 or below 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. Instead, certificates and diplomas are more common, with 22.9% holding an advanced diploma or diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% ▼ -1.1%

Lower than 60% 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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Gilgering splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Bachelor degree at 22%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 22.9% Certificate III / IV 20.0% Bachelor degree 14.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across a few key fields, with engineering and agriculture and environment both accounting for 14.3% of degrees. Architecture and education each make up 8.6% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Gilgering splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Agriculture & environment (31%), with Architecture & building at 19%.

Engineering & related 14.3% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Architecture & building 8.6% Education 8.6%

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 of facilities 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).

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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 Gilgering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50543/gilgering/topic/education