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Wangaratta · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta

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

More people in Wangaratta hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas, though the typical resident has a lower level of schooling than the state average. Only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has dropped since the last census.

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Where Wangaratta sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wangaratta — higher than 73% of areas.

Wangaratta16.7%
3677, VIC 16.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the Victorian average and represents a 19 point fall since 2016. About 19.4% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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43.2% —

Higher than 64% 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 Wangaratta, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 43.2% Year 10 19.4% Year 11 15.9% Year 9 or below 13.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.7%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% —

Higher than 73% 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 Wangaratta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 34.3% Bachelor degree 19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Postgraduate degree 4.7% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of qualification at 15.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9% and engineering at 12.2%.

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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213016/wangaratta/topic/education