48.6% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avenel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avenel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of Avenel residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. While the area lacks a high rate of school completion, it has a higher proportion of university-educated adults than many similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 20% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avenel, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 18.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.5% of residents.
18.1% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Avenel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 123 students.
5.56
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avenel
1 school — 123 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Avenel Primary School, Avenel | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 123 | 1,002 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avenel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20086/avenel/topic/education