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Wycarbah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wycarbah

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

High school completion rates define the educational landscape in Wycarbah, where 74.1% of residents finished Year 12. While most people here finish their secondary schooling, there is a significant gap in higher education compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wycarbah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wycarbah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wycarbah — lower than 99% of areas.

Wycarbah0.0%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A far higher proportion of people in Wycarbah completed Year 12 than in Queensland (57.1%) or Australia (58.8%). This puts the area among the highest for school completion at this level.

Completed Year 12

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74.1% —

Higher than 94% 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 Wycarbah, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 74.1% Year 10 33.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Wycarbah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 45%.

Certificate III / IV 46.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 38.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 38%, ahead of Engineering & related (23%).

Field of qualification

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In Wycarbah, Education is the majority at 63%; Engineering & related is next at 38%.

Education 38.5% Engineering & related 23.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for school access 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 Wycarbah — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wycarbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33185/wycarbah/topic/education