41.2% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3616, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3616, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 3616 have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, though more have done so recently. Only 41.2% of adults have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. Despite this, there has been a steady rise in both school and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Victorian average, though they rose 8.3 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, while 17.6% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3616, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across Australia, with only 14.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, although the number of degrees rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
14.5% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 3616, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 14.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9% and Health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 143 students. There are three schools within 3 km of residents, with 66.7% of these being government-run.
3.00
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
429
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
143
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3616, VIC
3 schools — 429 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Sacred Heart School, Tatura | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 236 | 1,040 |
| Tatura Primary School, Tatura | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 186 | 979 |
| Harston Primary School, Harston | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 7 | 848 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3616, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3616/3616-vic/topic/education