56.1% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barjarg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barjarg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels are a standout feature for Barjarg, where 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure. While university degrees are common, the area has fewer residents completing Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barjarg, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong proportion of qualified adults, with 31.8% holding a Certificate III or IV and 24.7% with a bachelor degree. Overall, the level of higher education is a little above the state average.
30.8% ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Barjarg, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 18.8% and Health at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in 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 Barjarg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20140/barjarg/topic/education