36.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allambee South · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.1% of people in Allambee South finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in school completions is mirrored in higher education, where residents are much less likely to hold university degrees than people in most other areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with only 36.1% of residents reaching this milestone. About 21.3% of the population finished Year 10 or lower.
36.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Allambee South, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 8.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
8.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Allambee South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allambee South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20026/allambee-south/topic/education