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Wool Bay · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Wool Bay

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

Far fewer people in Wool Bay finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of university degrees held across the area.

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Where Wool Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1% ▲ +8.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wool Bay — lower than 78% of areas.

Wool Bay8.1%
5575, SA 9.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest of similar areas at 23.5%, falling far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 29.4%.

Completed Year 12

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23.5% ▼ -14.2%

Lower 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 Wool Bay, the largest group is Year 10 at 31%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 11 (23%).

Year 10 29.4% Year 12 23.5% Year 11 22.1% Year 9 or below 20.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.1% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Half of all qualifications are at the Certificate III or IV level.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% ▲ +8.7%

Lower than 78% 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 Wool Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 25.7%, followed by Health and Food, hospitality and personal services, both at 15.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Wool Bay, the largest group is Engineering & related at 30%, followed by Health (18%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (18%).

Engineering & related 25.7% Health 15.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 15.7% Agriculture & environment 11.4% Architecture & building 10.0% Management & commerce 4.3% Society & culture 4.3%

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 than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.

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 Wool Bay — 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 Wool Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41649/wool-bay/topic/education