32.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waubra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waubra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university in Waubra than in most other areas. Only 32.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This reflects a community where a small number of people hold higher degrees, and most adults have trade or vocational certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Australia, with only 32.9% of residents doing so. Many adults in the area stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 27.1% reaching Year 10 and 12.9% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waubra, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, trade qualifications are the norm, with 44.8% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Waubra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering is the most common field at 22.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.2%. Other common areas of study include Health and Agriculture and Environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though the typical school is much smaller than in most areas. There is one government primary school within 3km, which has a lower average advantage score than most other schools.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
53
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waubra
1 school — 53 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Waubra Primary School, Waubra | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 53 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waubra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22729/waubra/topic/education