32.8% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) than in most other areas. Only 32.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, there has been a steady increase in both school and university completion over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is 26 points lower than the New South Wales average. This figure has risen by 8.4 points since 2011, though nearly 30% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, trade and vocational training is the norm, as 43.2% of people hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.8% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 17.3%. Management and commerce follow at 13.7%, with health and society and culture also making up a significant share of the local workforce.
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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114006/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/education