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Education & Qualifications in Willala

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

A gap of 19 percentage points separates the proportion of adults with university degrees in Willala from the New South Wales figure. While more people here finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the community generally holds fewer high-level qualifications than the state or national average.

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Where Willala sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Willala — lower than 74% of areas.

Willala9.1%
2382, NSW 7.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 52.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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52.4% —

Higher than 67% 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 Willala, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 52.4% Year 10 38.1% Year 9 or below 19.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the own state and national averages. Trade qualifications are more common, with 43.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Willala, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 43.5% Bachelor degree 17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 34.8% and management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and agriculture.

Field of qualification

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In Willala, the largest group is Health at 30%, followed by Management & commerce (19%) and Engineering & related (15%).

Health 34.8% Management & commerce 21.7% Engineering & related 17.4% Agriculture & environment 17.4% Architecture & building 13.0% Education 13.0%

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 of facilities 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 Willala — 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 Willala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14311/willala/topic/education