56.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3749, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3749, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 3749 have finished their studies since 2011, with a notable 8.1 percentage point rise in adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Now, 31.6% of adults have a degree, a figure that is well above the national average. This growth in higher education is matched by a steady increase in school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 8.4 points since 2011 to reach 56.0%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3749, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 31.6% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
31.6% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3749, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education (14.4%), engineering (14.3%), and health (14.1%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schools in the area are government primary schools. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,092, which is much higher than most areas.
2.54
Lower than 59% 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).
185
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
185
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3749, VIC
1 school — 185 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 185 | 1,092 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3749, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3749/3749-vic/topic/education