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Widgelli · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Widgelli

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

Just 5.5% of adults in Widgelli hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a community where higher education is much less common than in most other Australian areas.

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Where Widgelli sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.5% —

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

Widgelli5.5%
2680, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is low here at 40.3%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About a quarter of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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40.3% —

Lower than 63% 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 Widgelli, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 36%.

Year 12 40.3% Year 10 25.4% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare, with the bachelor degree rate sitting 21 points below the Australian average. Instead, half of those with qualifications hold either a diploma or a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.5% —

Lower 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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Widgelli splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (42%) and Certificate III / IV (42%), with Bachelor degree at 15%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 25%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Widgelli, the largest group is Engineering & related at 46%, followed by Management & commerce (29%) and Health (25%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Management & commerce 15.9% Health 13.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which 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 Widgelli — 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 Widgelli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14304/widgelli/topic/education