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Wehla · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wehla

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

Year 10 is the most common school level finished in Wehla, where 40.5% of residents reached this milestone. The area has very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to both the state and the nation.

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Where Wehla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wehla — lower than 99% of areas.

Wehla0.0%
3518, VIC 9.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 10.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 16.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 99% 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 Wehla, Year 10 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.

Year 10 40.5% Year 9 or below 16.2% Year 12 10.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Wehla hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is an advanced diploma or diploma, held by 18.2% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Wehla, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 57%; Certificate III / IV is next at 43%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 18.2% Certificate III / IV 13.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are most often in agriculture and environment (27.3%), followed by health at 18.2% and engineering at 13.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Wehla, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 32%, followed by Health (21%) and Engineering & related (16%).

Agriculture & environment 27.3% Health 18.2% Engineering & related 13.6% Management & commerce 13.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 13.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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).

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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 Wehla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22739/wehla/topic/education