59.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wirlinga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wirlinga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Wirlinga finished Year 12, with 59.6% completing their final school year. This is much higher than most similar areas. While school completion is high, the number of adults with a university degree is lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the national figure. Only 1.1% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wirlinga, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of residents.
20.4% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Wirlinga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are Health at 19% and Management and commerce at 18.5%. Engineering and related subjects follow at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wirlinga has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
764
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wirlinga
3 schools — 2,292 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Thurgoona Public School, Thurgoona | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 573 | 990 |
| Trinity Anglican College - Albury, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 1,441 | 1,102 |
| Border Christian College, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 278 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wirlinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14355/wirlinga/topic/education