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Education & Qualifications in Wattle Range

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

Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Wattle Range compared to most similar areas. Only 7.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This suggests a local workforce focused more on practical and trade-based skills than higher academic degrees.

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Where Wattle Range sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.7% ▼ -44.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattle Range — lower than 79% of areas.

Wattle Range7.7%
5280, SA 8.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with 41.8% of residents finishing their final year. This is also significantly lower than the 54.6% seen across South Australia.

Completed Year 12

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41.8% ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 58% 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 Wattle Range, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 26%.

Year 12 41.8% Year 11 20.0% Year 10 14.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.8% of people. This contributes to the area's low rate of higher degrees, which is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% ▼ -44.3%

Lower than 79% 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 Wattle Range, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 25.8% Bachelor degree 12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Education is the most common field of study at 16.1%, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 12.9% and Management and Commerce at 9.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Wattle Range, the largest group is Education at 42%, followed by Agriculture & environment (33%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Education 16.1% Agriculture & environment 12.9% Management & commerce 9.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Wattle Range — 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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41552/wattle-range/topic/education