33.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melbourne Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Melbourne Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Melbourne Airport than in most similar areas. Only 33.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 33.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen 5.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melbourne Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This level of higher education is around the middle for its area type.
19.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Melbourne Airport, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Management and Commerce each representing 8% of the totals.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than about half of similar areas.
20
Higher than 51% 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 Melbourne Airport
20 schools — 15,258 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 206 | 997 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 463 | 992 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 312 | 997 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 180 | 985 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 299 | 1,052 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051248/melbourne-airport/topic/education