55.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3321, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3321, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in postcode 3321 hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas. While figures remain below the national average, there has been a significant jump in education levels, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree nearly doubling since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 55.0%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3321, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 24.2% of the population, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.2% ▲ +84.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 3321, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. All schools in the area are government primary schools.
2.33
Lower than 63% 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).
194
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
194
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3321, VIC
1 school — 194 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 194 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3321, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3321/3321-vic/topic/education