34.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bangerang · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Bangerang than in most other areas. Only 34.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, sitting at 34.1%. This is much lower than most areas, with 22.7% of people reaching Year 11 and another 22.7% reaching Year 10.
34.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bangerang, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (25%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 8.7%, which is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of residents.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bangerang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 29%. Engineering, Management and Commerce, and Food and Hospitality each account for 12.9% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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 Bangerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20130/bangerang/topic/education