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Education & Qualifications in Barkly

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Engineering and related degrees are the most common qualification in Barkly, where 26.9% of qualified residents studied this field. While the area has more university graduates than many similar places, far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Barkly sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barkly — higher than 74% of areas.

Barkly22.7%
3384, VIC 12.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is much lower than most areas, with 23.1% of people leaving school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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30.8% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Barkly, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (26%).

Year 12 30.8% Year 10 25.6% Year 9 or below 23.1% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.7% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Barkly splits fairly evenly between Graduate diploma / certificate (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%), with Postgraduate degree at 18%.

Graduate diploma / certificate 15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 11.5% Bachelor degree 11.5% Certificate III / IV 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Beyond engineering, the most common areas of study are agriculture and environment at 15.4%, followed by creative arts at 11.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Barkly, the largest group is Engineering & related at 50%, followed by Agriculture & environment (29%) and Creative arts (21%).

Engineering & related 26.9% Agriculture & environment 15.4% Creative arts 11.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Barkly — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20142/barkly/topic/education