CensusAtlas

Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wagga Wagga

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

Fewer people in Wagga Wagga have finished high school compared to state and national figures, though local qualification levels are much higher than in most similar areas. About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a mix of professional and trade-based skills across the city.

Open map →
📍 Wagga Wagga, Urban Centre

Where Wagga Wagga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.0% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wagga Wagga — higher than 79% of areas.

Wagga Wagga19.0%
2650, NSW 20.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 47.1%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Roughly 27% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Wagga Wagga, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 47.1% Year 10 27.2% Year 9 or below 12.1% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.2% of residents.

Highest qualification level

View on map →

In Wagga Wagga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 34.2% Bachelor degree 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by health at 13.3% and engineering at 12.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Wagga Wagga

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/education