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Education & Qualifications in Metricup

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

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational landscape of Metricup. While the typical resident's school completion is lower than the national figure, nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most nearby areas.

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Where Metricup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Metricup — higher than 75% of areas.

Metricup23.3%
6280, WA 14.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 53.5% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian (58.0%) and national (58.8%) averages.

Completed Year 12

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53.5% —

Higher than 69% 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 Metricup, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 53.5% Year 10 18.7% Year 11 9.1% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Around 23.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the state average. This is much higher than most similar areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.3% —

Higher than 75% 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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Metricup splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 27.5% Bachelor degree 26.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Postgraduate degree 3.6% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in Engineering (16.7%), Management and Commerce (15.2%), and Health (13.8%) are the most common fields of study for qualified residents.

Schools

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

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

Schools in and around Metricup — 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 Metricup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50941/metricup/topic/education