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Wieambilla · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wieambilla

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

Almost 40% of Wieambilla residents finished school at Year 10, the most common level of education in the area. This reflects a trend where schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in other parts of the state.

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Where Wieambilla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.9% —

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

Wieambilla6.9%
4413, QLD 11.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is very low here at 19.1%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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19.1% —

Lower than 99% 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 Wieambilla, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 10 39.7% Year 12 19.1% Year 9 or below 16.2% Year 11 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is much lower than most areas and far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% —

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 Wieambilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 36.1% Bachelor degree 13.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by education, society and culture, and hospitality services at 11.1% each.

Field of qualification

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Wieambilla splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (25%) and Education (20%), with Society & culture at 20%.

Management & commerce 13.9% Education 11.1% Society & culture 11.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.1% Engineering & related 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Wieambilla — 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 Wieambilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33072/wieambilla/topic/education