33.6% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3566, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3566, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.6% of residents in postcode 3566 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a low-qualification area where school completion and university degrees are much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, though the rate did rise 6.6 points since 2011. Currently, about 20.7% of people stopped at Year 10, and 17.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3566, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.6% of the population, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 35.1%.
7.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 3566, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment at 11.8%, followed closely by health at 11% and engineering at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is dominated by one small government primary school with only 34 enrolments. While the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the typical school advantage score is much lower than elsewhere.
9.90
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).
34
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
34
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3566, VIC
1 school — 34 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gunbower Primary School, Gunbower | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 34 | 921 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3566, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3566/3566-vic/topic/education