84.4% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3647, VIC · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in postcode 3647 finished high school than in the rest of the country, with 84.4% completing Year 12. This area shows a strong trend toward higher learning, as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped 11 points since 2016.
Highest year of school completed.
The 84.4% of residents who finished Year 12 is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This result is among the highest for similar areas and rose nearly 7 points since the last census.
84.4% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 3647, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.0% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the Australian average. Postgraduate degrees are particularly common, making up 40% of the highest qualifications held here.
26.0% —
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 3647, VIC, the largest group is Postgraduate degree at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily weighted toward Agriculture and Environment at 32%, followed by Natural and Physical Sciences at 12%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar areas.
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3647, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3647/3647-vic/topic/education