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Woolgarlo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Woolgarlo

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

Educational attainment in Woolgarlo has remained low, with very few residents holding university degrees. Only 7.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Woolgarlo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolgarlo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woolgarlo — lower than 81% of areas.

Woolgarlo7.3%
2582, NSW 25.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, sitting at just 29.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 21.6% of residents having only reached Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% —

Lower than 87% 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 Woolgarlo, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 29.7% Year 10 21.6% Year 9 or below 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 7.3%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.3% —

Lower than 81% 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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In Woolgarlo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 42.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.3% Bachelor degree 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 26%, ahead of Health (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Woolgarlo, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 56%; Health is next at 44%.

Agriculture & environment 26.3% Health 21.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Woolgarlo — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolgarlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14419/woolgarlo/topic/education