Waterholes · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Waterholes

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

A complete lack of local schools defines the educational landscape in Waterholes. This sparsely populated area provides no campus facilities within 3km, leaving residents to travel elsewhere for schooling.

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📍 Waterholes, Suburb / Locality

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 59%, ahead of Year 11 (24%).

Highest year of school

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In Waterholes, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 29%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 40%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).

Highest qualification level

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In Waterholes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 27%, ahead of Engineering & related (20%).

Field of qualification

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In Waterholes, the largest group is Health at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (30%) and Agriculture & environment (30%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of Waterholes, 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).

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Sources

  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waterholes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22718/waterholes/topic/education