45.4% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3735, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3735, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in postcode 3735 have completed Year 12, at 45.4%. This is far below the Victorian and national figures, though the rate has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and higher qualifications compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the figure was 36.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3735, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.7% of residents.
14.4% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 3735, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed by Health at 12.6% and Agriculture and environment at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the only primary school is very small with just 26 enrolments.
9.62
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
26
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
26
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3735, VIC
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Whorouly Primary School, Whorouly | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 26 | 1,013 |
Sources
More for 3735, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3735, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3735/3735-vic/topic/education