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Weld Range · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Weld Range

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

Over half of all qualifications held in Weld Range are in engineering, reflecting a specialised workforce. This is a sparsely populated area where traditional school completion rates are far below the national figure, with very few residents holding university degrees.

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📍 Weld Range, Suburb / Locality

Where Weld Range sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weld Range — lower than 99% of areas.

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6640, WA 10.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 24.6%.

Highest year of school

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In Weld Range, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 42.0% Year 10 24.6% Year 11 17.4% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the vast majority of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Highest qualification level

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In Weld Range, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 72.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields make up 52.5% of qualifications, while management and commerce account for 10%. Other qualifications include food, hospitality and personal services at 7.5%.

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In Weld Range, Engineering & related is the majority at 75%; Management & commerce is next at 14%.

Engineering & related 52.5% Management & commerce 10.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is 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).

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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 Weld Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51557/weld-range/topic/education