20.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Anderson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Anderson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 20% of adults in Anderson hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure. While this is higher than many similar areas, it remains significantly lower than the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 58%, ahead of Year 11 (32%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Anderson, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults has a university degree. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still 9.2 percentage points lower than the Victorian average.
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Anderson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Management & commerce (29%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3km of the area, a figure smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Anderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20044/anderson/topic/education