57.7% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3942, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3942, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become much more common in postcode 3942, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped to 26.8%. This shift reflects a broader trend toward more formal training, with a significant increase in both school and university completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished secondary school here than in most similar areas, with 57.7% completing Year 12. This is a big jump from 2011, when only 43.7% of residents had reached that milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3942, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the national figure. This is a sharp rise from 2011, when only 15.4% held such a degree.
26.8% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 3942, VIC, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by society and culture at 11% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar places in terms of local education facilities.
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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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3942, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3942/3942-vic/topic/education