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Education & Qualifications in Wonga

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

Far fewer people in Wonga have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of higher degrees held across the area.

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📍 Wonga, Suburb / Locality

Where Wonga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wonga — lower than 82% of areas.

Wonga7.0%
3960, VIC 18.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 42.5%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 10% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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42.5% —

Lower 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 Wonga, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.

Year 12 42.5% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 7.5% Year 10 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% average for Victoria. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 25.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Wonga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 25.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.2% Bachelor degree 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Wonga are most common in education at 25.9%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 18.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Wonga, the largest group is Education at 37%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (26%) and Society & culture (21%).

Education 25.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 18.5% Society & culture 14.8% Engineering & related 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is 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 Wonga — 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 Wonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22824/wonga/topic/education