28.5% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Hardman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Hardman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels have remained low in Mount Hardman, where only 28.5% of residents have finished Year 12. This figure is far below the national average and reflects a community where few adults have reached the highest levels of schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas, sitting at 28.5%, which is 30 points below the Australian figure. About 24% of residents left school at Year 10, and another 24% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Hardman splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 10 (25%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.6% of the population.
4.4% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mount Hardman, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 14.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most places, with two schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than usual and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
6.62
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
169
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
706
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Hardman
2 schools — 337 students, average ICSEA 706.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2
| Kulkarriya Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Combined | 63.7 km | 68 | 675 |
| Fitzroy Valley District High School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 73.8 km | 269 | 714 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Hardman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51014/mount-hardman/topic/education