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Wheeo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wheeo

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Wheeo compared to the rest of the country. Only 29% of residents completed Year 12, which is 30 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures.

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Where Wheeo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wheeo — lower than 57% of areas.

Wheeo12.9%
2583, NSW 11.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, finished by 38.7% of people. This contributes to the area having Year 12 completion rates far below the state and national averages.

Completed Year 12

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29.0% —

Lower than 88% 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 Wheeo, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 10 38.7% Year 12 29.0% Year 9 or below 11.3% Year 11 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.9% —

Lower than 57% 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 Wheeo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 36.7% Bachelor degree 16.7% Postgraduate degree 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with degrees have studied a variety of subjects, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 26.7%. Engineering, Architecture, Education, and Society and Culture each account for 13.3% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Wheeo, the largest group is Management & commerce at 30%, followed by Engineering & related (15%) and Architecture & building (15%).

Management & commerce 26.7% Engineering & related 13.3% Architecture & building 13.3% Education 13.3% Society & culture 13.3% Health 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a fact that makes it smaller 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 Wheeo — 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 Wheeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14287/wheeo/topic/education