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Education & Qualifications in Whiporie

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

Only 24.5% of people in Whiporie have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where few residents have finished high school or gone on to university. Higher education and formal qualifications are much less common here than in most other areas.

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📍 Whiporie, Suburb / Locality

Where Whiporie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whiporie — lower than 92% of areas.

Whiporie3.2%
2469, NSW 10.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 24.5%, which is 34 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 22.3% of residents finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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24.5% —

Lower than 93% 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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Whiporie splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 24.5% Year 10 22.3% Year 9 or below 9.6% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 3.2% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV and Certificate I or II, both at 8.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.2% —

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).

Highest qualification level

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Whiporie splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Certificate I / II (31%), with Bachelor degree at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 8.6% Certificate I / II 8.6% Bachelor degree 5.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 20.7%, followed by education at 8.6% and management and commerce at 6.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Whiporie, the largest group is Society & culture at 44%, followed by Education (19%) and Management & commerce (15%).

Society & culture 20.7% Education 8.6% Management & commerce 6.9% Engineering & related 5.2% Agriculture & environment 5.2%

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 locations.

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 Whiporie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14290/whiporie/topic/education