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Nornalup · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Nornalup

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

A gap of 12 percentage points separates Nornalup from the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher. This small community has lower school and university completion rates than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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Where Nornalup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nornalup — lower than 51% of areas.

Nornalup14.5%
6333, WA 23.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58% seen across Australia.

Completed Year 12

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54.2% —

Higher than 71% 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 Nornalup, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 54.2% Year 10 20.5% Year 11 14.5% Year 9 or below 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. The most common qualifications are certificates and diplomas, each held by 32.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.5% —

Lower than 51% 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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Nornalup splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Certificate III / IV (37%), with Bachelor degree at 20%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 32.1% Certificate III / IV 32.1% Bachelor degree 17.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.

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 Nornalup — 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 Nornalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51125/nornalup/topic/education