81.7% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southbank (West) - South Wharf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Southbank (West) - South Wharf
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Southbank (West) - South Wharf hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly educated area sees 57.3% of adults with university qualifications, making it one of the most qualified places in the region. This trend is reflected in school completion rates, where 81.7% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above both state and national levels, with 81.7% of residents finishing their schooling. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southbank (West) - South Wharf, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 57.3% of the population, which is far above the 26.3% national figure. Higher degrees are common here, with 24.2% of residents holding a postgraduate qualification.
57.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Southbank (West) - South Wharf, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 30.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.4% and engineering at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 43 schools within 3 km of this area, which is more than about 85% of similar places.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
Schools serving Southbank (West) - South Wharf
43 schools — 22,466 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Secondary 19 · Primary 18 · Combined 6
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 16 | 983 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 121 | 820 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 701 | 943 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 357 | 906 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 152 | 936 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 114 | 957 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 42 | 761 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 62 | 928 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 41 | — |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 476 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southbank (West) - South Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041508/southbank-south-wharf/topic/education