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Education & Qualifications in Wallacedale

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

Only 3.8% of adults in Wallacedale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where few people have completed high school or university, with most adults holding vocational certificates instead.

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Where Wallacedale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wallacedale — lower than 91% of areas.

Wallacedale3.8%
3303, VIC 11.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 32% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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32.0% —

Lower than 84% 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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Wallacedale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 11 (27%), with Year 10 at 23%.

Year 12 32.0% Year 11 28.0% Year 10 24.0% Year 9 or below 18.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV (40.5%) or a diploma (24.3%). This helps explain why the share of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.8% —

Lower than 91% 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 Wallacedale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (10%).

Certificate III / IV 40.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.3% Bachelor degree 8.1% Certificate I / II 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 24.3% and health at 16.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Wallacedale, the largest group is Society & culture at 27%, followed by Health (18%) and Agriculture & environment (15%).

Society & culture 24.3% Health 16.2% Agriculture & environment 13.5% Creative arts 10.8% Engineering & related 8.1% Education 8.1% Management & commerce 8.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Wallacedale — 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 Wallacedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22657/wallacedale/topic/education