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Education & Qualifications in Wongamine

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

Zero adults in Wongamine hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This lack of university qualifications defines the local educational profile, with far fewer people completing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Wongamine, Suburb / Locality

Where Wongamine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongamine — lower than 99% of areas.

Wongamine0.0%
6401, WA 10.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. For those who left school earlier, the most common exit point was Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.2% —

Lower than 55% 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 Wongamine, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 32%.

Year 12 43.2% Year 10 24.3% Year 11 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is very uncommon here, as no adults hold a bachelor degree. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Wongamine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 38.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, nearly half are in engineering and related fields (47.6%), followed by management and commerce at 23.8%.

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In Wongamine, Engineering & related is the majority at 67%; Management & commerce is next at 33%.

Engineering & related 47.6% Management & commerce 23.8%

Schools

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

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

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 Wongamine — 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 Wongamine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51631/wongamine/topic/education