83.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 76.1%
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 83.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3161, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3161, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in postcode 3161 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where 83.1% of residents have finished Year 12, a rate that has risen by 7.1 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.1% finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3161, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 52.2% of the population, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This group has grown by 9.2 points since 2011.
52.2% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 3161, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools, both of which are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
0.75
Lower than 99% 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).
1,158
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
579
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3161, VIC
2 schools — 1,158 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 622 | 968 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3161, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3161/3161-vic/topic/education