58.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barfold · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barfold
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Barfold hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. About 37% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is a standout feature of the local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 59% of people have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average and just a little below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barfold, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very highly educated adult population, with 40.4% holding a bachelor degree. This is well above the Victorian average, while postgraduate degrees and diplomas each account for 11.5% of qualifications.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 Barfold, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Postgraduate degree (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 21.2% and health at 17.3%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and the creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This is a smaller number of facilities 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barfold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20137/barfold/topic/education