54.4% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3075, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3075, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in school completions has seen 54.4% of residents in postcode 3075 finish Year 12, up 14 points since 2011. While qualifications are rising, the area remains far below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 54.4% since 2011, though this is still well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 21.8% of residents have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3075, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 18.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen 9.5 points since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +107.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3075, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, with total enrolments of 2,908 being larger than about 78% of similar areas. Most schools here are government run (75%) and are primarily primary schools.
1.88
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% 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).
2,908
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
364
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3075, VIC
8 schools — 2,908 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 101 | 968 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 289 | 1,036 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 408 | 981 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 228 | 984 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 330 | 998 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,110 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3075, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3075/3075-vic/topic/education