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Gillingarra · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gillingarra

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

More than 60% of Gillingarra residents have completed Year 12, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.

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Where Gillingarra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gillingarra — lower than 57% of areas.

Gillingarra12.8%
6510, WA 9.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 61.5% of people finished Year 12, a result well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is much higher than in most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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61.5% —

Higher than 82% 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 Gillingarra, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 61.5% Year 10 30.8% Year 11 12.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Diplomas are more common, held by 36.0% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% —

Lower than 57% 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 Gillingarra, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 36.0% Bachelor degree 20.0% Certificate III / IV 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most often in Health or Management and commerce, each making up 32.0% of the total. Engineering and related fields follow at 16.0%.

Field of qualification

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Gillingarra splits fairly evenly between Health (35%) and Management & commerce (35%), with Engineering & related at 17%.

Health 32.0% Management & commerce 32.0% Engineering & related 16.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.

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 Gillingarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50545/gillingarra/topic/education