32.3% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wangan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all qualified adults in Wangan hold a Certificate III or IV. This is a place where few residents have finished high school or university, with only 3.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, as only 32.3% of people finished Year 12. This is much lower than most similar areas, with about 34% of residents topping out at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wangan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with the 3.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree being far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (46.4%) or a diploma (10.7%).
3.3% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wangan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 26.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wangan has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three primary schools within 3 km. However, these schools are much smaller and have much lower advantage scores than typical areas.
8.26
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wangan
3 schools — 157 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Mundoo State School, Wangan | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 30 | 901 |
| South Johnstone State School, South Johnstone | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 20 | 864 |
| St Rita's School, South Johnstone | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 107 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32981/wangan/topic/education