55.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3049, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3049, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Learning and degrees are on the rise in postcode 3049, where the share of people finishing Year 12 climbed by 9.2 points since 2011. While qualifications are increasing, the area remains far below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 46.1% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3049, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 3049, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce (19.3%), followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%. Other frequent fields include society and culture and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small number of schools for the number of children, with only 0.61 schools per 1,000 kids. The only school in the area is a government primary school with a typical size of 463 students.
0.61
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower 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).
463
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
463
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3049, VIC
1 school — 463 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 463 | 992 |
Sources
More for 3049, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3049, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3049/3049-vic/topic/education