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Wattamondara · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wattamondara

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

Year 10 is the most common highest school year reached in Wattamondara, where 38.2% of residents stopped their formal schooling at that level. The area has far fewer people with high school or university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Wattamondara, Suburb / Locality

Where Wattamondara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▼ -4.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattamondara — lower than 77% of areas.

Wattamondara8.3%
2794, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas across the country.

Completed Year 12

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29.8% ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 87% 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 Wattamondara, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 10 38.2% Year 12 29.8% Year 9 or below 14.0% Year 11 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 41.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 77% 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 Wattamondara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Bachelor degree 14.6% Certificate I / II 7.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most frequent fields are engineering and management and commerce, both at 13.6%, followed by architecture and building at 10.7%.

Field of qualification

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Wattamondara splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (19%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Architecture & building at 15%.

Engineering & related 13.6% Management & commerce 13.6% Architecture & building 10.7% Agriculture & environment 7.8% Health 7.8% Education 7.8% Society & culture 4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 3.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in school access 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 Wattamondara — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattamondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14208/wattamondara/topic/education