49.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3462, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3462, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3462 have finished school and university since 2011. While the typical level of schooling remains well below the national figure, the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 25% since the last census. This reflects a clear trend toward higher qualifications across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 49.3%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this is an improvement, as the rate rose 7.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3462, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27.2%, followed by bachelor degrees at 21.9%.
25.0% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 3462, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with society and culture leading at 13.2%, followed closely by engineering at 12.9% and education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 82 students. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
5.85
Higher than 70% 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).
82
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
82
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3462, VIC
1 school — 82 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Newstead Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 82 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3462, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3462/3462-vic/topic/education