13.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ayrford · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Ayrford have completed high school or university, reflecting a significant gap in formal education compared to the rest of the country. Only 13.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest grade completed for 33.3% of residents. This contributes to the 13.3% Year 12 completion rate, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
13.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Ayrford, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 12 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Ayrford hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ayrford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
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.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ayrford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20094/ayrford/topic/education