50.7% —
Higher than 75% of urban area areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wollongong · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Wollongong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 22% of adults in Wollongong hold a bachelor degree or higher, making the area much more qualified than most similar places. While this is a strong result locally, it remains well below the national and state figures. This mix of high-level degrees and vocational certificates shapes the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.8% national figure and the state average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wollongong, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.1% of adults, a figure well below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.2% of the population.
22.1% —
Higher than 80% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wollongong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 17.7%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 16.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/education