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Tutunup · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tutunup

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

Education levels in Tutunup have remained low over the last decade, with only 5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Much of the local workforce relies on trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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📍 Tutunup, Suburb / Locality

Where Tutunup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.0% ▼ -30.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tutunup — lower than 88% of areas.

Tutunup5.0%
6280, WA 14.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Many residents left school earlier, with 32.2% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.4% ▲ +59.6%

Lower than 57% 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 Tutunup, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 42.4% Year 10 32.2% Year 11 18.6% Year 9 or below 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, as 46.3% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is so much lower than in the rest of the state.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.0% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 88% 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 Tutunup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 46.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.8% Bachelor degree 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 22% and agriculture and environment at 19.5%.

Field of qualification

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Tutunup splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Agriculture & environment (32%), with Management & commerce at 16%.

Engineering & related 22.0% Agriculture & environment 19.5% Management & commerce 9.8% Society & culture 9.8%

Schools

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

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

Schools in and around Tutunup — 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 Tutunup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51474/tutunup/topic/education