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Education & Qualifications in Hastings

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Hastings than in the rest of the country. Only 41.4% of residents completed Year 12, leaving a significant gap compared to the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the low number of higher education degrees held by adults in the area.

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📍 Hastings, Suburb / Locality

Where Hastings sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hastings — lower than 74% of areas.

Hastings9.1%
6308, WA 8.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 41.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Around 31% of the population left school at Year 10, and 17.2% finished Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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41.4% —

Lower than 60% 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 Hastings, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 41.4% Year 10 31.0% Year 11 17.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Hastings, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 35.3% Certificate III / IV 29.4% Bachelor degree 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 18%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (18%).

Field of qualification

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Hastings splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (50%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (50%).

Management & commerce 17.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 17.6%

Schools

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

The area is smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of local facilities, with no schools located within 3 km.

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 Hastings — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50616/hastings/topic/education