68.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyaga · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Wyaga finished high school than in most similar areas. While 68.4% of residents completed Year 12, the town has no schools within 3 km, meaning students must travel for their education.
Highest year of school completed.
The 68.4% of residents who finished Year 12 is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and well above the national average.
68.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Wyaga, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.9% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Wyaga, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
What people studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of study at 39.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
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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 Wyaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33180/wyaga/topic/education