30.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3887, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3887, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 3887 compared to the rest of the state. Only 30.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While university degrees are less common here than nationally, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen by 6 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 30.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is a decline of 2.2 points since 2011, and about 25% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3887, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of people.
14.0% ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 3887, VIC, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 12.2%. Society and culture follows at 11.5%, with Architecture and building at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3km of this area, making it smaller in this regard 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3887, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3887/3887-vic/topic/education