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Education & Qualifications in Malebelling

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

Fewer people in Malebelling have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 28.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a landscape where many adults have left school before their final year.

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📍 Malebelling, Suburb / Locality

Where Malebelling sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Malebelling — higher than 52% of areas.

Malebelling15.2%
6302, WA 12.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest year of school completed for 43.8% of people. The proportion of those finishing Year 12 is far below the Western Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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28.1% —

Lower than 89% 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 Malebelling, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 10 43.8% Year 12 28.1% Year 11 15.6% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than across the state, with 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.2% —

Higher than 52% 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 Malebelling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Certificate III / IV (27%).

Bachelor degree 21.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Certificate III / IV 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 34.8%, followed by engineering and architecture and building, both at 13.0%.

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In Malebelling, Management & commerce is the majority at 57%; Engineering & related is next at 21%.

Management & commerce 34.8% Engineering & related 13.0% Architecture & building 13.0%

Schools

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

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

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malebelling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50885/malebelling/topic/education