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Education & Qualifications in Mount Hardey

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

Far fewer than 45% of Mount Hardey residents finished Year 12, which is a significant gap compared to the national figure. This reflects a community where many adults leave school early, and university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.

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Where Mount Hardey sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% ▲ +17.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Hardey — lower than 53% of areas.

Mount Hardey13.8%
6302, WA 12.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 32.5% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% ▲ +0.5%

Lower than 51% 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 Mount Hardey, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 10 32.5% Year 11 9.5% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.8% of adults, well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.9% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% ▲ +17.5%

Lower than 53% 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 Mount Hardey, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 28.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.1% Bachelor degree 12.0% Certificate I / II 7.2% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment and Health both at 14.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.3%.

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 Mount Hardey — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Hardey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51013/mount-hardey/topic/education