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Adams Estate · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Adams Estate

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

Very few residents in Adams Estate have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels in the region. Only 23.8% of people finished Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Adams Estate sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Adams Estate — lower than 99% of areas.

Adams Estate0.0%
3984, VIC 9.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with only 23.8% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 30.2%.

Completed Year 12

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23.8% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Adams Estate, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 10 30.2% Year 12 23.8% Year 9 or below 12.7% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 37.8% and diplomas at 24.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Adams Estate, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 39%.

Certificate III / IV 37.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management & Commerce, both at 21.6%, followed by Society & Culture at 16.2%.

Field of qualification

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Adams Estate splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Management & commerce (31%), with Society & culture at 23%.

Engineering & related 21.6% Management & commerce 21.6% Society & culture 16.2% Architecture & building 10.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Adams Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20007/adams-estate/topic/education