38.4% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallacia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallacia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 38.4% of adults in Wallacia have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where many residents have left school early or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees. The education profile is markedly different from the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with 38.4% finishing Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 34.9% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 13.5% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wallacia splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in the area, as only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical at 42.3%.
11.4% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Wallacia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 75% of similar places. All five are primary schools, with 80% run by the government and 20% by the Catholic sector.
2.91
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
176
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wallacia
5 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Wallacia Public School, Wallacia | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 53 | 959 |
| Warragamba Public School, Warragamba | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 434 | 958 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 35 | 911 |
| Mulgoa Public School, Mulgoa | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 103 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14119/wallacia/topic/education