60.8% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willunga · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Willunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well over 60% of residents in Willunga have finished Year 12, a figure that sits well above the South Australian average. This is a highly qualified community where university degrees and trade certificates are common. Since 2011, there has been a significant jump in both school completion and higher education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 17 points since 2011 to reach 60.8%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willunga, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This represents a 14 point increase since 2011, with Bachelor degrees (28.7%) and Certificate III or IVs (27.4%) being the most common qualifications.
28.4% ▲ +91.1%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Willunga splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Willunga are spread across various fields, with the most common being society and culture at 15.5%, followed by education at 13.3% and management and commerce at 13.1%.
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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415048/willunga/topic/education