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Education & Qualifications in Wrattonbully

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

A high rate of school completion defines the local workforce in Wrattonbully, where 60.7% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure and higher than most similar areas. While schooling levels are strong, higher education degrees are less common than in the state or national averages.

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Where Wrattonbully sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wrattonbully — higher than 59% of areas.

Wrattonbully17.1%
5271, SA 11.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 60.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. For those who did not finish Year 12, the most common highest level of schooling was Year 10 at 32.1%.

Completed Year 12

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60.7% —

Higher than 81% 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 Wrattonbully, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 60.7% Year 10 32.1% Year 11 21.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% —

Higher than 59% 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 Wrattonbully, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 40%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 37.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 18.8% Bachelor degree 18.8% Certificate III / IV 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 25%, ahead of Health (25%).

Field of qualification

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Wrattonbully splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (36%) and Health (36%), with Engineering & related at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Health 25.0% Engineering & related 18.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Wrattonbully — 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 Wrattonbully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41658/wrattonbully/topic/education