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Education & Qualifications in Piawaning

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

Fewer residents in Piawaning have finished secondary school than in most other areas, with only 20.5% completing Year 12. This suggests a community where many people left school early to enter the workforce or pursue other paths.

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Where Piawaning sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Piawaning — lower than 83% of areas.

Piawaning6.7%
6572, WA 6.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling, which is a far lower rate of Year 12 completion than the 58% seen across Western Australia and the nation.

Completed Year 12

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20.5% —

Lower than 97% 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 Piawaning, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 23%.

Year 10 45.5% Year 12 20.5% Year 11 15.9% Year 9 or below 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.7% —

Lower than 83% 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 Piawaning, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Bachelor degree 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Food, hospitality & personal services at 28%, ahead of Education (22%).

Field of qualification

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In Piawaning, Food, hospitality & personal services is the majority at 56%; Education is next at 44%.

Food, hospitality & personal services 27.8% Education 22.2%

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 in this regard 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 Piawaning — 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 Piawaning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51235/piawaning/topic/education