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Education & Qualifications in Wilkur

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

Far fewer residents in Wilkur finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.9% completing Year 12. This creates a local profile where a smaller proportion of adults hold higher education degrees than in the state or national average.

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📍 Wilkur, Suburb / Locality

Where Wilkur sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wilkur — higher than 53% of areas.

Wilkur15.4%
3393, VIC 10.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. An equal number of residents, 40.9%, listed Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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40.9% —

Lower than 61% 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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Wilkur splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (50%) and Year 11 (50%).

Year 12 40.9% Year 11 40.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.4%, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas but is far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% —

Higher than 53% 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 Wilkur, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 44%.

Certificate III / IV 31.3% Bachelor degree 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 31%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (31%).

Field of qualification

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Wilkur splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Agriculture & environment (36%), with Education at 29%.

Engineering & related 31.3% Agriculture & environment 31.3% Education 25.0%

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 in terms of local education 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 Wilkur — 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 Wilkur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22785/wilkur/topic/education