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Marchagee · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Marchagee

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

Just 7% of adults in Marchagee hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap highlights a community where fewer people have pursued university education compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Marchagee, Suburb / Locality

Where Marchagee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marchagee — lower than 82% of areas.

Marchagee7.0%
6515, WA 9.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 48.8% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still far below the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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48.8% —

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 Marchagee, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.

Year 12 48.8% Year 10 9.3% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with the bachelor degree rate sitting 19 points below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 17.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Marchagee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (25%).

Certificate III / IV 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Bachelor degree 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by agriculture and environment at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Marchagee, Management & commerce is the majority at 56%; Agriculture & environment is next at 44%.

Management & commerce 17.9% Agriculture & environment 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Marchagee — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marchagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50900/marchagee/topic/education