22.3% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werris Creek · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Werris Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 22.3% of residents in Werris Creek finished Year 12, meaning most adults here left school early. This low rate of formal schooling is reflected in the small number of people with university degrees, which has fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common stopping point for students here at 37%, while those completing Year 12 are far below the national figure. This completion rate has dropped 14 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werris Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 12 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare, with only 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 43.6% of residents.
4.7% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Werris Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related trades at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13%. Others include Society and culture at 9.8% and Health at 9.2%.
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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115157/werris-creek/topic/education