72.8% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maribyrnong · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Maribyrnong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one percent of adults in Maribyrnong hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is mirrored in the schools, where Year 12 completion rates have climbed significantly. Overall, the area is much more highly qualified than most other local government areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 72.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and represents a 12 point rise since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maribyrnong, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high qualification rate is driven by 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has grown by 13 points over the last decade.
40.8% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Maribyrnong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maribyrnong has 22 schools with 11,706 enrolments, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. While the typical school is much larger and has a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
22
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.66
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11,706
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
532
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maribyrnong
22 schools — 11,706 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | — | 1,373 | 977 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | — | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | — | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | — | 672 | 1,117 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | — | 651 | 1,153 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | — | 630 | 1,080 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | — | 626 | 1,112 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | — | 502 | 903 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | — | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | — | 441 | 1,125 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | — | 426 | 1,118 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 1,115 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | — | 227 | 1,136 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 1,010 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 211 | 1,006 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | — | 181 | 1,105 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | — | 163 | 1,125 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | — | 145 | 1,012 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | — | 100 | 1,006 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | — | 89 | 1,051 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | — | 19 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/topic/education