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Education & Qualifications in Katrine

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

Higher rates of schooling and degrees compared to similar areas define Katrine, though these figures remain well below state and national levels. Only 49% of residents have completed Year 12, and 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Katrine, Suburb / Locality

Where Katrine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Katrine — higher than 64% of areas.

Katrine18.9%
6401, WA 10.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Almost half of the population finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, but this is well below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Another 38.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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49.0% —

Higher 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 Katrine, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 44%.

Year 12 49.0% Year 10 38.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 56.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.9% —

Higher than 64% 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 Katrine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 56.7% Bachelor degree 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 16.7%. Engineering, education, and management and commerce each account for 13.3% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Katrine, the largest group is Health at 29%, followed by Engineering & related (24%) and Education (24%).

Health 16.7% Engineering & related 13.3% Education 13.3% Management & commerce 13.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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).

Schools in and around Katrine — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Katrine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50743/katrine/topic/education