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Education & Qualifications in Hithergreen

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

Over half of the adults in Hithergreen hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where trade and vocational skills are common. While the area has more university degrees than most similar places, the overall proportion of people finishing high school is much lower than the national figure.

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Where Hithergreen sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hithergreen — higher than 59% of areas.

Hithergreen17.2%
6280, WA 14.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure and the Western Australian rate of 58.0%. About a quarter of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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45.3% —

Higher than 51% 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 Hithergreen, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (24%).

Year 12 45.3% Year 10 24.5% Year 11 22.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 17.2% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.2% —

Higher than 59% 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 Hithergreen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 53.1% Postgraduate degree 15.6% Bachelor degree 15.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Agriculture and Environment, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 15.6% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Hithergreen splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (28%) and Agriculture & environment (28%), with Management & commerce at 28%.

Engineering & related 15.6% Agriculture & environment 15.6% Management & commerce 15.6% Health 9.4%

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 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 Hithergreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50644/hithergreen/topic/education