Wando Bridge · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wando Bridge

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

A higher proportion of residents in Wando Bridge have finished high school compared to the national average. While 62.5% of people completed Year 12, there are very few adults with university degrees. This creates a local profile where vocational training is far more common than higher education.

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Where Wando Bridge sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wando Bridge — lower than 78% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Wando Bridge8.1%
3312, VIC 11.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 62.5% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.

62.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51.2%
  • 2021: 62.5%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wando Bridge, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, half of all highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

8.1%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 8.1%

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 Wando Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have focused largely on practical fields, with 34.6% studying agriculture and the environment and 23.1% in health.

Field of qualification

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In Wando Bridge, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 39%, followed by Health (26%) and Natural & physical sciences (22%).

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 places.

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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 Wando Bridge — 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 Wando Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22674/wando-bridge/topic/education