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Wairewa · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wairewa

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

Only 25.4% of Wairewa residents completed Year 12, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of the country. This is an area where very few adults hold university degrees and schooling levels are far lower than the national figures.

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Where Wairewa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wairewa — lower than 79% of areas.

Wairewa7.8%
3887, VIC 14.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only about one quarter of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. In fact, 30.5% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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25.4% —

Lower than 92% 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 Wairewa, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 33%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 10 (27%).

Year 9 or below 30.5% Year 12 25.4% Year 10 25.4% Year 11 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 25%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.8% —

Lower than 79% 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 Wairewa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 25%, followed by engineering and related fields at 22.2%.

Field of qualification

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Wairewa splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (28%) and Engineering & related (25%), with Agriculture & environment at 16%.

Society & culture 25.0% Engineering & related 22.2% Agriculture & environment 13.9% Architecture & building 11.1% Education 8.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.3%

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 in this regard than 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 Wairewa — 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 Wairewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22647/wairewa/topic/education