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Wyalong · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wyalong

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

A strong preference for trade and practical skills shapes daily life in Wyalong, where vocational training is far more common than university degrees. Only 6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most other areas. This reflects a local workforce geared more towards technical expertise than academic qualifications.

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Where Wyalong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% ▼ -3.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wyalong — lower than 86% of areas.

Wyalong6.0%
2671, NSW 11.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 30.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, though the figure has risen 12 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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30.6% ▲ +60.9%

Lower than 77% 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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Wyalong splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 10 33.6% Year 12 30.6% Year 9 or below 17.5% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical certificates are the most common qualification here, with 46% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with university degrees is so much lower than the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% ▼ -3.6%

Lower than 86% 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 Wyalong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 46.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.6% Bachelor degree 9.8% Certificate I / II 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly focused on technical fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 17.7% and Management and commerce at 16.7%.

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 Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122155/wyalong/topic/education