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Education & Qualifications in Ledge Point

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

Forty-one per cent of Ledge Point residents list Year 10 as their highest year of school, making it a place where formal education levels are generally low. Only 30.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Ledge Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.2% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ledge Point — lower than 81% of areas.

Ledge Point7.2%
6043, WA 7.2%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 30.6%, a figure far below the 58.8% national average and much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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30.6% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 86% 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 Ledge Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 10 41.2% Year 12 30.6% Year 11 13.4% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

High-level qualifications are rare here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 23.8% seen across Western Australia. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.2% ▲ —

Lower than 81% 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 Ledge Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 42.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Bachelor degree 10.5% Postgraduate degree 2.4% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 29.0%, followed by health at 11.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Ledge Point, the largest group is Engineering & related at 43%, followed by Health (17%) and Management & commerce (11%).

Engineering & related 29.0% Health 11.3% Management & commerce 7.3% Architecture & building 6.5% Agriculture & environment 6.5% Education 3.2% Society & culture 3.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in 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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50839/ledge-point/topic/education