31.8% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3467, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3467, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.8% of residents in postcode 3467 finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where schooling and higher qualifications are much less common than in most other parts of the country. While some progress has been made since 2011, the gap between this region and the rest of Victoria remains very large.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, though it rose 4.8 points since 2011 to reach 31.8%. Around 21.9% of people have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3467, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the Victorian average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 35.8%.
11.3% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 3467, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 14.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.9% and Health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school with 94 enrolments. This school is much smaller than those in most other areas, and the local school advantage score is also lower than most areas.
4.52
Higher than 61% 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).
94
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
94
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3467, VIC
1 school — 94 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Avoca Primary School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 94 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3467, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3467/3467-vic/topic/education