48.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hazelvale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school and university completion rates mark Hazelvale compared to the rest of the country. Only 48.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also well below the state average.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Hazelvale have finished high school than in most other areas. The 48.5% who completed Year 12 is well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, while 30.3% of residents peaked at Year 10.
48.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hazelvale, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 38%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the state or nation. Just 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Hazelvale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are agriculture and environment and management and commerce, each representing 19.0% of the total.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Hazelvale, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hazelvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50621/hazelvale/topic/education