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Wattle Bank · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wattle Bank

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wattle Bank, held by 37.8% of adults. While more people here finish Year 12 than in most similar areas, the proportion of residents with university degrees remains well below the national figure.

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Where Wattle Bank sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% → 0.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattle Bank — higher than 58% of areas.

Wattle Bank16.7%
3995, VIC 14.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 57.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is still a little below the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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57.8% ▲ +27.7%

Higher than 76% 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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In Wattle Bank, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 57.8% Year 10 16.1% Year 11 12.0% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 16.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Victorian figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% → 0.0%

Higher than 58% 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 Wattle Bank, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 37.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Bachelor degree 15.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.9% Postgraduate degree 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 17.0%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.

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 locations.

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 Wattle Bank — 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 Wattle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22724/wattle-bank/topic/education