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Education & Qualifications in Wongo Creek

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

Far fewer residents have completed high school in Wongo Creek compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is a gap of about 11 to 12 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Wongo Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Wongo Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongo Creek — lower than 68% of areas.

Wongo Creek10.5%
2346, NSW 8.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low in the area, with only 47.4% finishing Year 12. This is far below the state and national averages, and about 36.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Wongo Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 47.4% Year 10 36.8% Year 9 or below 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is also less common here than in most areas. Only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.

Highest qualification level

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In Wongo Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (27%).

Certificate III / IV 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.9% Bachelor degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by agriculture and environment and food or hospitality services, both at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Wongo Creek, the largest group is Management & commerce at 26%, followed by Agriculture & environment (21%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (21%).

Management & commerce 17.9% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 14.3% Health 10.7% Education 10.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of Wongo Creek, a situation that is more common than in 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).

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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 Wongo Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14393/wongo-creek/topic/education