61.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of residents in Willunga finished Year 12, a figure well above the South Australian average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees and secondary school completions both stand out compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over 61% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willunga, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 28.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and a little above the national figure.
28.6% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Willunga splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 14.4%, followed by education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Willunga has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools located within 3km. These schools are generally larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
6.80
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
476
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willunga
3 schools — 1,429 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 693 | 994 |
| Willunga Primary School, Willunga | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 346 | 1,027 |
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 390 | 1,072 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41610/willunga/topic/education