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Mayanup · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mayanup

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

Higher education levels have grown in Mayanup, where nearly one in five adults now holds a university degree. While the area outperforms many similar small regions, school and degree completion rates remain well below state and national figures.

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📍 Mayanup, Suburb / Locality

Where Mayanup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.7% ▲ +47.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mayanup — higher than 66% of areas.

Mayanup19.7%
6244, WA 12.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 58%.

Completed Year 12

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53.0% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 68% 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 Mayanup, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 53.0% Year 10 25.8% Year 11 15.9% Year 9 or below 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.7% of the population. This is a higher rate than in most similar areas, though it sits well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.7% ▲ +47.9%

Higher than 66% 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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Mayanup splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 13%.

Bachelor degree 27.0% Certificate III / IV 27.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.1% Certificate I / II 7.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Mayanup most commonly studied management and commerce (18%) or engineering (16.9%), followed by education and health.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than 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 Mayanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50916/mayanup/topic/education