30.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wellingrove · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wellingrove, where 40% of adults hold one. This is an area with very low formal schooling rates compared to the rest of the country, with only 30.3% of people finishing Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 30.3% of residents completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 32.6%.
30.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wellingrove splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% typical across Australia. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
3.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Wellingrove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Wellingrove most often studied agriculture and environment (16.4%) or engineering (14.5%). Management, commerce, society, and culture each account for 10.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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 Wellingrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14237/wellingrove/topic/education