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Education & Qualifications in Weatherboard

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

A gap of nearly 30 percentage points separates Weatherboard from the state average in high school completion. While only 32.4% of residents finished Year 12, the area actually has a surprisingly high number of adults with university degrees compared to similar places.

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Where Weatherboard sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weatherboard — higher than 81% of areas.

Weatherboard27.0%
3352, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 37.8%.

Completed Year 12

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32.4% —

Lower than 83% 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 Weatherboard, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 11 (26%).

Year 10 37.8% Year 12 32.4% Year 11 27.0% Year 9 or below 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite low school completion, 27% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.0% —

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).

Highest qualification level

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In Weatherboard, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 40.9% Bachelor degree 27.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 27.3% Postgraduate degree 18.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 36.4%, followed by society and culture at 31.8%.

Field of qualification

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Weatherboard splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (26%) and Society & culture (23%), with Education at 16%.

Engineering & related 36.4% Society & culture 31.8% Education 22.7% Natural & physical sciences 18.2% Management & commerce 18.2% Creative arts 13.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, making this a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Weatherboard — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weatherboard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22732/weatherboard/topic/education