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Education & Qualifications in Wongarra

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

More than a third of adults in Wongarra hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the local school record, where 64.4% of residents finished Year 12.

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📍 Wongarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Wongarra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

37.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongarra — higher than 91% of areas.

Wongarra37.2%
3234, VIC 34.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are much higher here than in most areas. At 64.4%, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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64.4% —

Higher than 86% 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 Wongarra, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 17%.

Year 12 64.4% Year 11 17.8% Year 10 13.3% Year 9 or below 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are very common, with 37.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average and among the highest levels for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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37.2% —

Higher than 91% 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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Wongarra splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (33%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 17%.

Bachelor degree 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 15.2% Certificate III / IV 12.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields, at 27.3%, followed by management and commerce at 24.2% and health at 21.2%.

Field of qualification

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Wongarra splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Management & commerce (26%), with Health at 23%.

Engineering & related 27.3% Management & commerce 24.2% Health 21.2% Society & culture 12.1% Education 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Wongarra — 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 Wongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22826/wongarra/topic/education