63.3% ▲ +132.9%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandiligong · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Wandiligong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are far more common in Wandiligong than in most similar areas. A striking 63.3% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly 31% hold a university degree. These figures have climbed sharply since 2011, showing a significant shift toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has jumped by 36 points since 2011 to reach 63.3%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, and slightly higher than the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandiligong, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 30.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and marks a 21 point increase since 2011.
30.9% ▲ +225.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wandiligong splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 11.7%. Management, commerce, society and culture each make up 11.2% of the totals.
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222098/wandiligong/topic/education