64.6% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3230, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3230, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in postcode 3230 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees have both climbed sharply over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 16 points since 2011 to reach 64.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3230, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree make up 39.4% of the population, far exceeding the Victorian average of 29.2%. The share of people with these qualifications rose by 15 points since 2011.
39.4% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 3230, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by education at 13.9% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas. The area is served by small government primary schools, with an average size of 162 students.
2.20
Lower than 66% 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).
162
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
162
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3230, VIC
1 school — 162 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Anglesea Primary School, Anglesea | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 162 | 1,099 |
Sources
More for 3230, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3230, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3230/3230-vic/topic/education