48.6% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walloon · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Walloon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Walloon finished high school than in most similar areas. While only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the number of residents completing Year 12 has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 33.9% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walloon, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications in Walloon are vocational, with 47.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 10% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
10.0% ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Walloon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, Engineering is the most common field at 23.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1% and Society and culture at 13.4%.
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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315097/walloon/topic/education