29.5% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ballendella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ballendella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.5% of residents in Ballendella finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This lack of senior secondary schooling is a standout feature of the local adult population. Higher education levels are also low, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with only 29.5% of people finishing their final year. Many residents left school earlier, including 24.2% who stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ballendella, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 11.3% of adults, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of the population.
11.3% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Ballendella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 23.2%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is less 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ballendella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20114/ballendella/topic/education