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Education & Qualifications in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)

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

Just 33.7% of adults in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this rate has risen since 2011, the area remains a place where fewer people have finished high school or earned university degrees compared to most other regions.

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Where Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.8% ▲ +27.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) — lower than 69% of areas.

Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)8.8%
3687, VIC 10.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below Victoria's 61.8% average, though it rose 8.1 percentage points over the last decade. About 25.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 15.4% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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33.7% ▲ +31.7%

Lower than 66% 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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 33.7% Year 10 25.8% Year 11 17.1% Year 9 or below 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.8% ▲ +27.8%

Lower than 69% 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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 46.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.7% Bachelor degree 12.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.4% Postgraduate degree 0.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (17.5%) and Management and commerce (15.8%), followed by Society and culture at 10.8%.

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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214005/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/education