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Education & Qualifications in Wirrinya

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

Just over half of people in Wirrinya have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is a positive trend locally, it remains well below the state and national figures. Education levels here vary, with a significant number of residents holding vocational certificates and degrees.

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Where Wirrinya sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wirrinya — higher than 55% of areas.

Wirrinya15.9%
2871, NSW 12.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 52.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 16.4% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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52.5% —

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 Wirrinya, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 52.5% Year 10 16.4% Year 9 or below 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.9% of adults, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The highest qualifications are split evenly between bachelor degrees and certificates III or IV, each held by 25% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.9% —

Higher than 55% 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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Wirrinya splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Certificate I / II 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are agriculture and environment at 22.5%, followed by education at 20% and society and culture at 15%.

Field of qualification

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Wirrinya splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (32%) and Education (29%), with Society & culture at 21%.

Agriculture & environment 22.5% Education 20.0% Society & culture 15.0% Creative arts 12.5%

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 a smaller number 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 Wirrinya — 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 Wirrinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14360/wirrinya/topic/education