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Education & Qualifications in Armstrong

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

About 35% of adults in Armstrong hold a diploma or a certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce geared toward trade and technical skills. This is a place where formal higher education is less common, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Armstrong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Armstrong — lower than 77% of areas.

Armstrong8.2%
3377, VIC 11.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but still 11 points lower than the national average.

Completed Year 12

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48.0% —

Higher than 58% 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 Armstrong, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 16%.

Year 12 48.0% Year 11 13.3% Year 10 13.3% Year 9 or below 9.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, as the 8.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average. Instead, diplomas and certificates are the most frequent qualifications, each held by 34.5% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% —

Lower than 77% 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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Armstrong splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (42%) and Certificate III / IV (42%), with Bachelor degree at 9%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 34.5% Certificate III / IV 34.5% Bachelor degree 7.3% Postgraduate degree 5.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in Armstrong most often studied health (20%) or education (14.5%). Other common fields include agriculture, environment, society, and culture, each at 12.7%.

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No single group dominates in Armstrong — Health leads at 23%, ahead of Education (17%) and Agriculture & environment (15%).

Health 20.0% Education 14.5% Agriculture & environment 12.7% Society & culture 12.7% Management & commerce 10.9% Engineering & related 9.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

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 Armstrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20067/armstrong/topic/education