Alps - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Alps - West

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Very few residents in Alps - West have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels in the region. No one in the community holds a bachelor degree or higher, and not a single person has finished Year 12.

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📍 Alps - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Alps - West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 9 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 6 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 23 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 84 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 205 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 225 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 194 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 163 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 167 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 134 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 130 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 112 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 108 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 90 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 71 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 72 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 72 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 69 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 59 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 46 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 57 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 57 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 50 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 42 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 40 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 40 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 30 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 28 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Alps - West — lower than 99% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Alps - West0.0%
3858, VIC 8.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with 0% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest years of school reached are Year 10 and Year 9 or below, each at 21.7%.

Highest year of school

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Alps - West splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (36%), with Year 11 at 29%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This has barely changed since 2016.

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Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 21%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Alps - West, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is among the smallest number of facilities for similar areas.

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Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alps - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051099/alps-west/topic/education