52.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willaura North · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people hold high-level degrees in Willaura North compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This gap reflects a broader trend of lower formal qualifications across the area.
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (52.2%) finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 21.7% of people left school at Year 10.
52.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Willaura North, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with the 10.7% share of adults holding a degree being far below both the state and national figures.
10.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Willaura North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 43%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 31%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (25%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willaura North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22789/willaura-north/topic/education