45.1% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3739, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3739, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 17 percentage points separates postcode 3739 from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion. While only 45.1% of residents finished high school, there has been a significant climb in higher education, with the share of adults holding bachelor degrees jumping from 7.9% to 23.5% since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 45.1%, which is far below both the state and national figures. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3739, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.5% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Victorian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 21.6% of residents.
23.5% ▲ +198.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3739, VIC splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering leading at 14.4%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a result that is smaller 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3739, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3739/3739-vic/topic/education