40.7% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3670, VIC · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 3670 compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 21 percentage points below the Victorian average. While this figure has risen since 2011, educational attainment remains much lower than the national trend.
Highest year of school completed.
The percentage of people finishing Year 12 is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. For those who left school earlier, 21.3% finished Year 10, while 13.2% finished Year 9 or below.
40.7% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 3670, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with only 13.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, though the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.1%.
13.0% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 3670, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 14.2%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.1%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3670, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3670/3670-vic/topic/education