42.0% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allansford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allansford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Allansford have completed high school or university compared to the state average, reflecting a local workforce rooted in practical skills. Only 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This creates a community where vocational training and trade qualifications are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.0% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 19% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allansford, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.0% of adults. This helps explain why those with a bachelor degree or higher are far fewer here than in the rest of the state.
14.6% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Allansford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Allansford are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Health both accounting for 15.6% of degrees and diplomas. Society and culture follows at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, though the typical school size of 218 is lower than most areas. These schools have a much higher advantage score than those in most other similar places.
3.70
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
218
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allansford
3 schools — 653 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Allansford and District Primary School, Allansford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 160 | 1,006 |
| Cudgee Primary School, Cudgee | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 23 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 470 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allansford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20028/allansford/topic/education