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Wherrol Flat · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wherrol Flat

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

Almost 40% of Wherrol Flat residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. The community generally has lower formal education levels than the state and national averages, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning degrees.

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Where Wherrol Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.2% ▲ +21.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wherrol Flat — lower than 52% of areas.

Wherrol Flat14.2%
2429, NSW 11.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 37.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, and another 10.6% left school at Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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40.5% ▲ +18.7%

Lower 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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Wherrol Flat splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.

Year 12 40.5% Year 10 37.5% Year 9 or below 10.6% Year 11 4.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.2% ▲ +21.5%

Lower than 52% 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 Wherrol Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 39.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Bachelor degree 13.0% Postgraduate degree 7.3% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.0% and engineering at 12.4%.

Schools

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

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

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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wherrol Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14288/wherrol-flat/topic/education