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Watchupga · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Watchupga

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

Far fewer residents in Watchupga have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 35.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the local qualification rates.

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Where Watchupga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Watchupga — lower than 62% of areas.

Watchupga11.8%
3485, VIC 7.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.5% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. The rest of the community mostly left school in Year 11 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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35.5% —

Lower than 75% 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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Watchupga splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 12 35.5% Year 11 35.5% Year 9 or below 16.1% Year 10 9.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.8% —

Lower than 62% 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 Watchupga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (22%).

Certificate III / IV 56.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 31.3% Bachelor degree 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 25%, ahead of Engineering & related (19%).

Field of qualification

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In Watchupga, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 25%, followed by Engineering & related (19%) and Architecture & building (19%).

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Engineering & related 18.8% Architecture & building 18.8% Management & commerce 18.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 18.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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 Watchupga — 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 Watchupga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22716/watchupga/topic/education