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Woollamia · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Woollamia

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

Far fewer people in Woollamia finished high school than the state average, though the area is still more qualified than many similar places. While only 45% of residents completed Year 12, nearly one in five adults holds a university degree.

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📍 Woollamia, Urban Centre

Where Woollamia sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.0% ▼ -6.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Woollamia — higher than 79% of areas.

Woollamia19.0%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 6.4 points since 2011 to 45%, but this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 31.9% of the population stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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45.0% ▲ +16.6%

Higher than 69% 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 Woollamia, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 45.0% Year 10 31.9% Year 9 or below 12.5% Year 11 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.0% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 79% 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 Woollamia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 42.2% Bachelor degree 19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.7% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3% and Education at 12.8%.

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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122153/woollamia/topic/education