54.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallanthery · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 7.3% of adults in Wallanthery hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While more residents have finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the overall level of university qualifications remains very low.
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Roughly 31% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
54.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Wallanthery, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of adults. This explains why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is far below the state average.
7.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Wallanthery, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily focused on practical fields, with 41.7% in agriculture and environment and 37.5% in engineering.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallanthery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14126/wallanthery/topic/education