32.5% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Williamtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Williamtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Williamtown have remained largely stagnant since 2011, with a strong focus on trade certificates. Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 32.5% of people completing Year 12. This is 26 points below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Williamtown splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, as 46.3% of people hold a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why only 8.6% of adults have a university degree, a figure far below the state average.
8.6% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Williamtown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
513
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Williamtown
2 schools — 1,026 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 884 | 1,019 |
| Salt Ash Public School, Salt Ash | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 142 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Williamtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14316/williamtown/topic/education