39.1% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balmoral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Balmoral, where 41.4% of adults hold one. The area has a lower rate of formal schooling and higher degrees compared to the rest of the state and country. This creates a profile dominated by trade-level qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is lower than most other similar areas, with 21% of people peaking at Year 11 and another 21% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balmoral, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and lower than most similar areas.
10.0% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Balmoral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or diplomas, the most common fields are engineering at 15.0%, education at 14.3%, and management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 86 students. While there is only one school within 3km, the area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, and all local schooling is provided by the government sector.
23.26
Higher than 90% 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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balmoral
1 school — 86 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Balmoral K-12 Community College, Balmoral | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 86 | 986 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20119/balmoral/topic/education