30.2% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3610, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3610, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 32 percentage points separates postcode 3610 from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. Only 30.2% of residents here finished their final year of school, which is far below the state and national figures. While these numbers have risen since 2011, the area continues to see much lower levels of formal schooling and higher degrees than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.2% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. This is among the lowest levels for areas like this, though it has risen 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →3610, VIC splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 11 at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 10.3% of adults, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 37.1%.
10.3% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 3610, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 15.9%, followed by Health at 11.6% and Society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 69 students. The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most, but they are all government primary schools.
4.85
Higher than 63% 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).
69
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
69
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3610, VIC
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Murchison Primary School, Murchison | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 69 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3610, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3610/3610-vic/topic/education