49.0% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3048, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3048, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in postcode 3048 have finished Year 12, though this is still well below the national figure. While educational attainment has risen over the last decade, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees than most other parts of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This result is a positive shift, however, as the figure rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3048, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has grown, rising 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +94.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3048, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 14.3% and management and commerce at 14.2%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than most areas, with typical sizes around 497 students. Government primary schools make up the vast majority of the 4 local schools.
1.05
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
1,987
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
497
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3048, VIC
4 schools — 1,987 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 400 | 919 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 250 | 930 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 259 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3048, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3048/3048-vic/topic/education