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Wensleydale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wensleydale

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

Higher qualification levels than most similar areas mark Wensleydale, though school completion remains low. While 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12.

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📍 Wensleydale, Suburb / Locality

Where Wensleydale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wensleydale — higher than 61% of areas.

Wensleydale17.9%
3241, VIC 16.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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47.4% —

Higher than 56% 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 Wensleydale, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 47.4% Year 11 19.7% Year 10 18.4% Year 9 or below 14.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but still well below the own national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% —

Higher than 61% 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 Wensleydale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 27.8% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Postgraduate degree 9.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both accounting for 16.7% of degrees, followed by Architecture and Society and Culture at 14.8% each.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km, which is a smaller number 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 Wensleydale — 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 Wensleydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22746/wensleydale/topic/education