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Wellington Vale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wellington Vale

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

Half of the people in Wellington Vale have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. However, this community has a very low level of higher education, with no adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Wellington Vale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Wellington Vale0.0%
2371, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 50% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common levels of schooling include Year 10 at 30% and Year 11 at 20%.

Completed Year 12

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Higher than 62% 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 Wellington Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 30.0% Year 11 20.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0%, which is among the lowest across similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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 Wellington Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 44%.

Certificate III / IV 45.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 36.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Creative arts at 55%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (27%).

Field of qualification

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In Wellington Vale, Creative arts is the majority at 67%; Agriculture & environment is next at 33%.

Creative arts 54.5% Agriculture & environment 27.3%

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 than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

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 Wellington Vale — 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 Wellington Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14239/wellington-vale/topic/education