32.6% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waaia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waaia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.6% of residents in Waaia have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where trade certificates are far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 32.6% of people finishing. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waaia, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in Waaia, as only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, over half of residents have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
7.4% ▲ +133.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Waaia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in technical fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 23.4%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waaia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22639/waaia/topic/education