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Willare · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Willare

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

Far fewer people in Willare have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 26.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Willare, Suburb / Locality

Where Willare sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.4% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Willare — lower than 80% of areas.

Willare7.4%
6728, WA 8.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 32 points below the national average. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 28.9%.

Completed Year 12

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26.8% ▲ +43.0%

Lower than 91% 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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Willare splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 10 28.9% Year 12 26.8% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 32.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.4% ▲ —

Lower than 80% 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 Willare, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Certificate I / II is next at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 32.7% Certificate I / II 16.3% Bachelor degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are mostly focused on management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.4%.

Field of qualification

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Willare splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (29%) and Engineering & related (26%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 18%.

Management & commerce 20.4% Engineering & related 18.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.2% Architecture & building 6.1% Agriculture & environment 6.1% Education 6.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this 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 Willare — 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 Willare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51611/willare/topic/education