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Education & Qualifications in Kenmare

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

High levels of schooling and degrees set Kenmare apart from most similar areas. An impressive 90.5% of people here have completed Year 12, and one in three adults holds a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Kenmare, Suburb / Locality

Where Kenmare sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kenmare — higher than 88% of areas.

Kenmare33.3%
6316, WA 12.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 90.5% of residents finishing their final year. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.

Highest year of school

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In Kenmare, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.

Year 12 90.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is well above the national average for higher education, with 33.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is 7 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.

Highest qualification level

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In Kenmare, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Certificate III / IV is next at 29%.

Bachelor degree 64.3% Certificate III / IV 35.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 21%, ahead of Education (21%).

Field of qualification

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Kenmare splits fairly evenly between Health (50%) and Education (50%).

Health 21.4% Education 21.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by 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).

Schools in and around Kenmare — 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 Kenmare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50750/kenmare/topic/education