41.0% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walbundrie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walbundrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Walbundrie have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 41% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a profile where practical certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, sitting at 41%. About 24.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 15.4% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walbundrie, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average. Instead, 40.9% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
7.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Walbundrie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in agriculture and environment, which accounts for 22.7% of degrees and certificates. Other common fields include management, commerce, society, and hospitality.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with a typical size of 19 students. There are 27 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for similar areas.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walbundrie
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walbundrie Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 19 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walbundrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14110/walbundrie/topic/education