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Peaceful Bay · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Peaceful Bay

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

Fewer residents in Peaceful Bay have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 37.9% of people have completed Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor's degree, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Peaceful Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peaceful Bay — lower than 99% of areas.

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6333, WA 23.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with 41.4% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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37.9% ▼ -16.7%

Lower 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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Peaceful Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 11 at 21%.

Year 10 41.4% Year 12 37.9% Year 11 22.4% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 47.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Peaceful Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 35%.

Certificate III / IV 47.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Peaceful Bay, the largest group is Engineering & related at 37%, followed by Architecture & building (16%) and Agriculture & environment (16%).

Engineering & related 19.4% Architecture & building 8.3% Agriculture & environment 8.3% Education 8.3% Management & commerce 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation common to 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 Peaceful Bay — 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 Peaceful Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51217/peaceful-bay/topic/education