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Walleroobie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Walleroobie

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

Far fewer residents have finished high school than in other parts of the country, meaning Walleroobie has a very low rate of formal education. No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Walleroobie, Suburb / Locality

Where Walleroobie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walleroobie — lower than 99% of areas.

Walleroobie0.0%
2665, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 35.9% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% —

Lower than 68% 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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Walleroobie splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 11 at 21%.

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 35.9% Year 11 23.1% Year 9 or below 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, among the lowest for similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Walleroobie, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 57%; Certificate III / IV is next at 43%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5% Certificate III / IV 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 41%, ahead of Education (24%).

Field of qualification

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In Walleroobie, the largest group is Society & culture at 50%, followed by Education (29%) and Agriculture & environment (21%).

Society & culture 41.2% Education 23.5% Agriculture & environment 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Walleroobie — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Walleroobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14133/walleroobie/topic/education