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Education & Qualifications in Wiagdon

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

Higher education levels have become more common in Wiagdon, where 32.4% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While university qualifications are well above the national figure, high school completion rates remain much lower than the state average.

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Where Wiagdon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wiagdon — higher than 87% of areas.

Wiagdon32.4%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Nearly half of the population (47.8%) listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% —

Lower than 54% 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 Wiagdon, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 48%.

Year 10 47.8% Year 12 43.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 32.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state (27.8%) and national (26.3%) figures, and much higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.4% —

Higher than 87% 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 Wiagdon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 30%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (20%).

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Postgraduate degree 26.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 26.7% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 40%, ahead of Engineering & related (33%).

Field of qualification

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In Wiagdon, the largest group is Society & culture at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Agriculture & environment (27%).

Society & culture 40.0% Engineering & related 33.3% Agriculture & environment 26.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a figure 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 Wiagdon — 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 Wiagdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14299/wiagdon/topic/education