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Education & Qualifications in Waldegrave

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

Only 15.4% of adults in Waldegrave hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This is a sparsely populated area where school completion rates are lower than the state and national figures, and there are no local schools within 3 km.

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📍 Waldegrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Waldegrave sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waldegrave — higher than 53% of areas.

Waldegrave15.4%
2800, NSW 21.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 53.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common outcomes include 26.9% finishing Year 10 and 19.2% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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53.8% —

Higher than 70% 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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In Waldegrave, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 53.8% Year 10 26.9% Year 9 or below 19.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, trailing Australia by 11 percentage points.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% —

Higher than 53% 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 Waldegrave, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Certificate I / II (31%).

Certificate III / IV 27.8% Postgraduate degree 22.2% Certificate I / II 22.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 17%, ahead of Management & commerce (17%).

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Waldegrave splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (33%) and Management & commerce (33%), with Society & culture at 33%.

Engineering & related 16.7% Management & commerce 16.7% Society & culture 16.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Waldegrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14113/waldegrave/topic/education