74.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3011, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3011, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in postcode 3011 hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 44.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 74% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and represents an 11 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3011, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common, as 44.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%, with postgraduate degrees making up 17.9% of the highest qualifications.
44.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.6%
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 3011, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and creative arts at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are six schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.20
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
3,063
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
511
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3011, VIC
6 schools — 3,063 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 630 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3011, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3011/3011-vic/topic/education