45.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3401, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3401, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 45.5% of people in postcode 3401 finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this rate rose by 9 percentage points since 2011, the area still has much lower school and university completion rates than the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national averages. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12 at 45.5%, followed by Year 11 at 21%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3401, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.6% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 3401, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.3%. Health and Management and commerce also follow closely at 14.1% and 13.4% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in this regard than about 84% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3401, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3401/3401-vic/topic/education