60.5% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Airport West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Airport West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of adults hold university degrees in Airport West compared to most similar areas. This shift is part of a broader trend toward higher learning, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 15 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 45.8% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Airport West, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 25.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average, rising from just 14.3% in 2011.
25.7% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Airport West splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have a school advantage score of 1,074, which is much higher than most similar areas. While there are only two schools in the area, there are 27 schools available within a 3km radius.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.48
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
1,026
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
513
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Airport West
27 schools — 17,180 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 206 | 997 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 312 | 997 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011226/airport-west/topic/education