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Wallalong · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wallalong

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Wallalong than in the rest of the state, with only 45.5% completing Year 12. While some residents hold high-level degrees, the area generally trails behind national education figures across both schooling and university qualifications.

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Where Wallalong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% ▼ -5.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wallalong — higher than 75% of areas.

Wallalong17.4%
2320, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and represents a 2.7 point drop since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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45.5% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wallalong, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (8%).

Year 12 45.5% Year 10 38.1% Year 9 or below 7.8% Year 11 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A higher number of adults hold bachelor degrees or more compared to similar areas, though at 17.4% this is still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.4% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Wallalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (18%).

Certificate III / IV 42.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.9% Bachelor degree 16.3% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Certificate I / II 3.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Wallalong are most often in Engineering and related fields at 26.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.1%.

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 Wallalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121116/wallalong/topic/education