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Education & Qualifications in Whoota

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

Higher levels of schooling and degrees shape the profile of Whoota, where 64.1% of people finished Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a well-qualified resident base.

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📍 Whoota, Suburb / Locality

Where Whoota sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.6% ▲ +61.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whoota — higher than 83% of areas.

Whoota28.6%
2428, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 64.1% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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64.1% ▲ +65.0%

Higher than 86% 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 Whoota, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 64.1% Year 10 25.0% Year 9 or below 4.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.6% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This qualification level is a little above the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.6% ▲ +61.3%

Higher than 83% 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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Whoota splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%), with Certificate III / IV at 24%.

Bachelor degree 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.4% Certificate III / IV 16.7% Postgraduate degree 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.7%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a count that is 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 Whoota — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14298/whoota/topic/education