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Deua - Wadbilliga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Deua - Wadbilliga

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

Forty-six per cent of people in Deua - Wadbilliga finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling here. This figure is far below the national average and has dropped significantly over the last decade. Overall, the area has a lower proportion of high-level qualifications than most of Australia.

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📍 Deua - Wadbilliga, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Deua - Wadbilliga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% ▼ -48.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Deua - Wadbilliga — lower than 59% of areas.

Deua - Wadbilliga17.9%
2545, NSW 14.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 62.8% had finished their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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46.2% ▼ -26.5%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Deua - Wadbilliga, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 46.2% Year 10 23.1% Year 11 15.4% Year 9 or below 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This also represents a large drop from 2011, when 34.9% held such a degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% ▼ -48.5%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Deua - Wadbilliga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (29%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Certificate III / IV 21.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.5% Bachelor degree 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce and food and hospitality, which both sit at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Deua - Wadbilliga splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (19%) and Management & commerce (16%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 16%.

Society & culture 18.8% Management & commerce 15.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 15.6% Agriculture & environment 12.5% Health 12.5% Education 12.5% Engineering & related 9.4%

Schools

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

There is only one school within 3 km, which is among the smallest number of schools for areas of this type.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Deua - Wadbilliga — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Deua - Wadbilliga

1 school — 77 students, average ICSEA 941.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Cobargo Public School, Cobargo Government Primary 26.6 km 77 941

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 Deua - Wadbilliga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041022/deua-wadbilliga/topic/education