35.3% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warooka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warooka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Warooka have remained quite low compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.3% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the state and national averages. Many residents finished school in Year 11 or Year 10 instead.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warooka, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates are the most common qualification here, with nearly half of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This is consistent with the very low rate of university degrees.
3.7% ▲ —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Warooka, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Agriculture and Environment each being among the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than in most areas. The only school here is a government primary school.
17.86
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warooka
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Warooka Primary School, Warooka | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 38 | 955 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41538/warooka/topic/education