65.7% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3081, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3081, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 7.4 percentage points separates the share of university graduates in postcode 3081 from the national figure. This is a highly educated area where 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These high levels of qualification are matched by a strong history of schooling, with a significant rise in Year 12 completion since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 14 points since 2011 to reach 65.7%. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3081, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed 12 points since 2011 to 33.7%. This result is well above the Victorian rate of 29.2% and the national figure of 26.3%.
33.7% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
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 3081, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 16.9%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture at 13.7% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 119 enrolments across two schools, which is smaller than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
0.85
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
119
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
60
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher 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 3081, VIC
2 schools — 119 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 73 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3081, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3081/3081-vic/topic/education