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Wedgecarrup · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wedgecarrup

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

Only 9.0% of adults in Wedgecarrup hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the state and national levels. While more than half the population finished Year 12, the area generally has fewer high-level qualifications than most other similar places.

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📍 Wedgecarrup, Suburb / Locality

Where Wedgecarrup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wedgecarrup — lower than 75% of areas.

Wedgecarrup9.0%
6315, WA 10.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 55.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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55.2% —

Higher than 73% 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 Wedgecarrup, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 55.2% Year 10 22.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is far less common here than in the rest of Western Australia, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 26.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.0% —

Lower than 75% 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 Wedgecarrup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%).

Certificate III / IV 26.5% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across a few main fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 26.5%, followed by Agriculture and Education at 23.5% each.

Field of qualification

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Wedgecarrup splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (26%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Education at 23%.

Management & commerce 26.5% Agriculture & environment 23.5% Education 23.5% Engineering & related 14.7% Health 14.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Wedgecarrup — 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 Wedgecarrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51554/wedgecarrup/topic/education