43.3% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Axedale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Axedale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Axedale have finished high school than in the rest of the state, with only 43.3% completing Year 12. While the area has a higher share of university-qualified adults than many similar places, it still sits well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average. About 21.2% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Axedale, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.2% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of residents.
19.2% ▲ +86.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Axedale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by health at 12.8% and management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Axedale has one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The school has an advantage score of 1,018, which is higher than most areas, though the typical school size here is smaller than usual.
4.20
Higher than 53% 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).
101
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Axedale
1 school — 101 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Axedale Primary School, Axedale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 101 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20093/axedale/topic/education