55.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Estella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Estella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Estella, where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is a highly educated local population, Year 12 completion rates are a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over half of residents, 55.9%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Estella, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 26.3%.
25.5% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Estella splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by health at 14.2% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most similar areas. There are four schools within 3km, and three-quarters of them are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Estella
4 schools — 2,023 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 181 | 999 |
| Wagga Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Estella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11447/estella/topic/education