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Wagin · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wagin

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for 35.3% of people in Wagin. This is an area where school and university completion rates sit far below the national figures. While bachelor degrees have increased slightly since 2016, the town still has fewer highly qualified residents than most other similar areas.

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Where Wagin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.4% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wagin — lower than 65% of areas.

Wagin9.4%
6315, WA 10.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure and represents a 3.3 point drop since 2016. About 32.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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32.9% —

Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Wagin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 32.9% Year 10 32.6% Year 9 or below 12.4% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 9.4% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This rate has risen by 2.6 points since the last census, though it remains lower than most areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.4% —

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with a qualification, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%. Other frequent areas of study include Management and commerce at 9.6% and Society and culture at 8.8%.

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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515035/wagin/topic/education