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Education & Qualifications in Welbungin

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

A gap of 17 percentage points separates Welbungin from the national average for university degrees. While half of residents finished Year 12, the area has a much lower rate of higher education than most other places.

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📍 Welbungin, Suburb / Locality

Where Welbungin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.8% —

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

Welbungin8.8%
6477, WA 10.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the population completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Western Australian average of 58%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Welbungin, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 50.0% Year 11 28.1% Year 10 18.8% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and much lower than most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.8% —

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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Welbungin splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 16.7% Certificate III / IV 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 33%, ahead of Society & culture (17%).

Field of qualification

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In Welbungin, Engineering & related is the majority at 67%; Society & culture is next at 33%.

Engineering & related 33.3% Society & culture 16.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in 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 Welbungin — 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 Welbungin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51556/welbungin/topic/education