39.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Womalilla · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Agriculture and environment qualifications are the most common field of study in Womalilla, making up 34.5% of degrees. While some adults hold higher degrees, far fewer people finished high school here than in most other Australian areas. This creates a mix where a fair number of residents have professional qualifications despite lower school completion rates.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is lower than most similar areas.
39.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Womalilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is an advanced diploma or diploma, held by 31% of people.
15.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Womalilla splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (36%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Certificate III / IV at 32%.
What people studied.
Specialisations are led by agriculture and environment at 34.5%, followed by health at 24.1% and education at 20.7%. Management and commerce qualifications make up 17.2% of the total.
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.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Womalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33113/womalilla/topic/education