41.4% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3494, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3494, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates this area from the state average for Year 12 completion, marking postcode 3494 as a place where few residents hold high-level formal schooling. While school finishes have risen since 2011, university degrees remain rare, with only 5.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 26.6% of the population finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3494, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure at just 5.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 37%.
5.8% ▲ +107.4%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 3494, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily focused on practical and technical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 13.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided entirely by one small government primary school. With only 37 enrolments, it is smaller than about 90% of similar areas, though there are more schools per 1,000 children than most places.
9.80
Higher than 82% 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).
37
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
37
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3494, VIC
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School, Nangiloc | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 37 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3494, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3494/3494-vic/topic/education