49.9% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3047, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3047, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 3047 have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. While the typical resident is less likely to hold a degree than those in other Victorian areas, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has more than doubled since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is a significant improvement on the past, as the rate rose 14 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3047, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 21.5% and Certificate III or IV at 19.5%.
17.2% ▲ +139.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3047, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest schools at this level, with 11,473 total enrolments and 14 schools within 3km. Most of these are government schools, making up 57.1% of the sector.
3.03
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 88% 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).
11,473
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
820
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3047, VIC
14 schools — 11,473 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 6 · Secondary 2
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 252 | 948 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 380 | 934 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 263 | 922 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 226 | 958 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 410 | 893 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 200 | 911 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 361 | 970 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 210 | 912 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 228 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3047, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3047/3047-vic/topic/education