36.0% ▲ +68.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Wyalong · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in West Wyalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in West Wyalong. While the town has seen a steady rise in school and university completions over the last decade, overall education levels remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 21.4% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Wyalong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with just 12% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure has doubled since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +99.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 West Wyalong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
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 West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115158/west-wyalong/topic/education