CensusAtlas

Wagait Beach - Mandorah · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wagait Beach - Mandorah

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

A gap of 16 percentage points separates Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) from the national average for Year 12 completion. While schooling rates have climbed sharply over the last decade, the area now sees a high number of adults holding university degrees.

Open map →
📍 Wagait Beach - Mandorah, Urban Centre

Where Wagait Beach - Mandorah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.7% ▲ +291.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wagait Beach - Mandorah — higher than 86% of areas.

Wagait Beach - Mandorah22.7%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 34 points since 2011 to reach 42.5%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and far below the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

42.5% ▲ +433.1%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 42.5% Year 10 26.0% Year 11 14.2% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Northern Territory's 21.5%, though it sits well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

22.7% ▲ +291.6%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.5% Bachelor degree 22.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 9.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2% and Society and culture at 10.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Wagait Beach - Mandorah

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wagait Beach - Mandorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722034/wagait-beach-mandorah/topic/education