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Education & Qualifications in Wal Wal

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

Educational attainment in Wal Wal has shifted over the years, with a now striking 25.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 remains low at 41.9%. This creates a local profile where a high number of university graduates live alongside those who left school early.

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📍 Wal Wal, Suburb / Locality

Where Wal Wal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.8% —

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

Wal Wal25.8%
3385, VIC 12.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About a quarter of the population finished Year 10, while 12.9% reached Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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41.9% —

Lower than 58% 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 Wal Wal, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 32%.

Year 12 41.9% Year 10 25.8% Year 11 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree make up 38.1% of the area, a figure that is about the same as the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.8% —

Higher 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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Wal Wal splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (45%) and Bachelor degree (40%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 42.9% Bachelor degree 38.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by architecture and building and society and culture, both at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Wal Wal, the largest group is Management & commerce at 40%, followed by Architecture & building (30%) and Society & culture (30%).

Management & commerce 19.0% Architecture & building 14.3% Society & culture 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools 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).

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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 Wal Wal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22649/wal-wal/topic/education