32.8% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wareek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of adults hold university degrees in Wareek than in most similar areas. While 26.9% of residents have a bachelor degree or higher, the area has a very low rate of Year 12 completions, at only 32.8%.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure, with only 32.8% of residents finishing their final school year. This is much lower than most areas, as about 20.9% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
32.8% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wareek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. This high level of qualification is much higher than in most similar areas.
26.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Wareek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (27%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 22.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 20.5%.
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 of 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wareek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22690/wareek/topic/education