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Education & Qualifications in Benambra

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

A far lower share of people have finished high school in Benambra compared to the rest of the state. Only 28.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is significantly below the Victorian average. This trend extends to higher education, with very few residents holding university degrees.

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Where Benambra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.2% ▼ -4.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benambra — lower than 88% of areas.

Benambra5.2%
3900, VIC 5.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 28.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 16.1% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 11% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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28.4% ▲ +8.7%

Lower than 89% 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 Benambra, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (22%).

Year 12 28.4% Year 10 16.1% Year 11 15.5% Year 9 or below 11.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 5.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.2% ▼ -4.6%

Lower than 88% 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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In Benambra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 25.6% Bachelor degree 9.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most often studied engineering and related fields, at 14.6%. Other common areas of study include architecture and building at 11% and health at 9.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Benambra, the largest group is Engineering & related at 27%, followed by Architecture & building (20%) and Health (18%).

Engineering & related 14.6% Architecture & building 11.0% Health 9.8% Agriculture & environment 6.1% Management & commerce 4.9% Society & culture 4.9% Education 3.7%

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 Benambra — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20205/benambra/topic/education