56.7% —
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3506, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3506, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in postcode 3506 have now finished Year 12, marking a huge jump in school completion. This shift toward higher education is clear, as the number of people with university degrees has also climbed since the last census.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 25 percentage points since 2016 to reach 56.7%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below Victoria's 61.8% and slightly below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3506, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, a significant rise from 0.0% in 2016. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.3% —
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 3506, VIC, Bachelor degree is the majority at 57%; Certificate III / IV is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 84% of similar places.
0
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 3506, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3506/3506-vic/topic/education