51.1% ▲ +110.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willyaroo · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Willyaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for 43.5% of adults in Willyaroo. The area has seen a strong own-improvement trend, with the number of people finishing Year 12 jumping 27 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents (51.1%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willyaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 13.0% since 2011, though this is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.0% ▲ +168.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Willyaroo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Engineering and related fields are the most common at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.
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 Willyaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421040/willyaroo/topic/education