30.2% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3889, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3889, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between postcode 3889 and the rest of the country, with only 30.2% of residents completing Year 12. This figure is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%, marking the area as one of the lowest for school completion in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and has barely changed since 2011. About 20.4% of people left school at Year 10, while 17.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3889, VIC, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the lowest at 2.5%, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure fell 9.1 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 41.2%.
2.5% ▼ -78.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 3889, VIC, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area are most often trained in engineering and related fields (15.7%), followed by health at 7.8%. Agriculture and environment, education, and management each account for 6.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to education is limited, as there are no schools within 3 km of this area. This makes it smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
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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 3889, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3889/3889-vic/topic/education