38.9% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whyalla · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Whyalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Whyalla hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. While the city's education levels are far below state and national figures, more people have finished school and earned degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Whyalla finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 38.9% doing so. This is 20 points lower than the Australian average, though the rate rose 6.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whyalla, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This rate has climbed slightly since 2011.
9.9% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Whyalla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1%.
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412004/whyalla/topic/education