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Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta

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

More people in Wangaratta have finished their studies than a decade ago, though schooling levels remain low. While 16.7% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure. It is a community where trade certificates are the most common qualification.

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Where Wangaratta sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% ▲ +64.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Wangaratta — higher than 60% of areas.

Wangaratta16.7%
3677, VIC 16.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. However, this figure has risen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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43.2% ▲ +23.0%

Lower than 54% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wangaratta, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 43.2% Year 10 19.4% Year 11 15.9% Year 9 or below 13.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 34.4%. The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, even though it sits well below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% ▲ +64.2%

Higher than 60% 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

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In Wangaratta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Bachelor degree 19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of study at 15.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9% and engineering at 12.3%.

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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2019/wangaratta/topic/education