CensusAtlas

Watersleigh · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Watersleigh

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

Far more adults in Watersleigh hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is reflected in the 40% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.

Open map →
📍 Watersleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Watersleigh sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

40.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Watersleigh — higher than 93% of areas.

Watersleigh40.0%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is very high here, with 73.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

73.3% —

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Watersleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 13%.

Year 12 73.3% Year 10 13.3% Year 9 or below 13.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 40% of adults, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This puts Watersleigh among the highest areas at this level.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

40.0% —

Higher than 93% 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

View on map →

In Watersleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Bachelor degree 36.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Certificate III / IV 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health and society and culture each accounting for 20% of degrees, followed by education at 16%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Watersleigh splits fairly evenly between Health (25%) and Society & culture (25%), with Education at 20%.

Health 20.0% Society & culture 20.0% Education 16.0% Natural & physical sciences 12.0% Management & commerce 12.0%

Schools

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

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

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

0

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 Watersleigh — 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).

More for Watersleigh

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watersleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14202/watersleigh/topic/education