36.0% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3701, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3701, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in postcode 3701, held by 34.5% of adults. While high-level qualifications have risen since 2011, the area generally has much lower school completion rates than the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, although the rate has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3701, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This result is around the middle for similar areas and has grown by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +60.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 3701, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by agriculture and environment at 11.9% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but the typical school is very small with only 16 students. All schools here are government primary schools.
11.11
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
32
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
16
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3701, VIC
2 schools — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mitta Mitta Primary School, Mitta Mitta | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 9 | 972 |
| Eskdale Primary School, Eskdale | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 23 | 1,016 |
Sources
More for 3701, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3701, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3701/3701-vic/topic/education