52.9% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wilton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wilton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wilton, held by 41.3% of adults. This is a place where vocational training is more typical than university degrees. While many residents have a higher level of schooling than those in similar areas, they still fall well below the state and national figures for university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (52.9%) completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wilton, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 18.6% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national average of 26.3%.
18.6% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Wilton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (20.5%) and Management and Commerce (19%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wilton has only government schools, and while the average school size of 664 is much higher than most areas, there are only 0.93 schools per 1,000 children.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
664
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wilton
3 schools — 1,993 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Wilton Public School, Wilton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 666 | 1,018 |
| Douglas Park Public School, Douglas Park | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 145 | 1,031 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 9.9 km | 1,182 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14329/wilton/topic/education