33.8% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walcha · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Walcha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Walcha finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 33.8% completing Year 12. This gap is a standout feature of the local area, where the typical level of education is much lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a lower rate than most areas, though it has risen slightly by 1.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Walcha splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.6% of people.
8.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Walcha, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.5% and Health at 10.7%.
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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115148/walcha/topic/education