29.8% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3639, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3639, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels have risen steadily since 2011 in postcode 3639, though they remain far below the national average. Only 29.8% of people here have finished Year 12, and just under 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap shows a community where formal higher education is much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, though the figure rose 8.4 points since 2011 to reach 29.8%. Roughly 23.4% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3639, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This result has improved over time, rising 5.0 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 42.3%.
9.6% ▲ +107.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 3639, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 16.0% and Agriculture and environment at 14.6%. Education and Society and culture also feature prominently as top fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar areas in this regard.
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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 3639, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3639/3639-vic/topic/education