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Nirimba · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Nirimba

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

Fewer than half of residents in Nirimba finished Year 12, making it an area where few people hold university degrees. With only 4.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, this is far below the national figure.

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📍 Nirimba, Suburb / Locality

Where Nirimba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirimba — lower than 90% of areas.

Nirimba4.4%
6208, WA 7.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 48.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 26.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Nirimba, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 48.4% Year 10 26.6% Year 11 15.6% Year 9 or below 7.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

High-level qualifications are rare in Nirimba, where the 4.4% rate of bachelor's degrees is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 39.4% of adults.

Highest qualification level

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In Nirimba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 39.4% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (30.3%) and Health (18.2%), followed by Agriculture and environment at 12.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Nirimba, the largest group is Engineering & related at 38%, followed by Health (23%) and Agriculture & environment (15%).

Engineering & related 30.3% Health 18.2% Agriculture & environment 12.1% Management & commerce 9.1% Society & culture 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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).

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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 Nirimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51118/nirimba/topic/education