40.8% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3420, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3420, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in postcode 3420 hold a Certificate III or IV, making vocational training the most common achievement here. While university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state, more people have completed Year 12 now than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a modest improvement from 2011, when that figure was 32.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3420, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.1% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. This level of qualification has barely changed since 2011.
8.1% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 3420, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 21.3%, followed by health at 16.4% and engineering at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is smaller 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
More for 3420, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3420, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3420/3420-vic/topic/education