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Wambrook · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wambrook

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

Engineering and related fields make up 32% of qualifications in Wambrook, marking the most common area of study. While a high proportion of residents have finished high school, there is a stark lack of university degrees compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Wambrook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

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2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly 60% of people in Wambrook finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.5% —

Higher than 79% 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 Wambrook, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 59.5% Year 10 27.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualifications are diplomas or certificates III and IV, each held by 16% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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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Wambrook splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Certificate III / IV 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Beyond engineering, qualifications in the area are split evenly between architecture and building, natural sciences, agriculture, and hospitality services.

Field of qualification

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In Wambrook, the largest group is Engineering & related at 38%, followed by Architecture & building (19%) and Natural & physical sciences (14%).

Engineering & related 32.0% Architecture & building 16.0% Natural & physical sciences 12.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Wambrook, 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wambrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14143/wambrook/topic/education