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Lake Darlot · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Lake Darlot

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

Only 13.5% of people in Lake Darlot have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a sparsely populated area where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Lake Darlot, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Darlot sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Darlot — lower than 90% of areas.

Lake Darlot4.1%
6438, WA 6.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Very few residents finished high school here, with the 13.5% completion rate for Year 12 sitting far below the 58.8% Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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13.5% —

Lower than 99% 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 Lake Darlot, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 13.5% Year 10 7.6% Year 11 1.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in the area, as only 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.1% —

Lower than 90% 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 Lake Darlot, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).

Certificate III / IV 8.3% Bachelor degree 4.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 9.6%, followed by health at 3.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Lake Darlot, Engineering & related is the majority at 65%; Health is next at 22%.

Engineering & related 9.6% Health 3.2% Natural & physical sciences 1.9%

Schools

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

The area is largely non-residential and has no schools 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 Lake Darlot — 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 Lake Darlot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50817/lake-darlot/topic/education