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Wattoning · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wattoning

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

Education levels in Wattoning have remained steady, though the area lacks local schooling facilities. Only 42.9% of adults here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Wattoning, Suburb / Locality

Where Wattoning sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattoning — higher than 65% of areas.

Wattoning19.0%
6479, WA 10.7%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people in Wattoning finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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42.9% —

Lower than 56% 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 Wattoning, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 20%.

Year 12 42.9% Year 11 14.3% Year 10 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.0% —

Higher than 65% 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 Wattoning, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 45.5% Bachelor degree 36.4% Certificate III / IV 36.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 36%, ahead of Society & culture (36%).

Field of qualification

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Wattoning splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (36%) and Society & culture (36%), with Education at 27%.

Management & commerce 36.4% Society & culture 36.4% Education 27.3%

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 Wattoning — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattoning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51551/wattoning/topic/education