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Education & Qualifications in Bengworden

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

Bengworden sits around the middle of similar areas for education and qualifications, though it trails the state and national figures. Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.

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📍 Bengworden, Suburb / Locality

Where Bengworden sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bengworden — lower than 60% of areas.

Bengworden12.3%
3875, VIC 13.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Just 44.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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44.3% —

Lower than 52% 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 Bengworden, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 18%.

Year 12 44.3% Year 11 14.3% Year 9 or below 11.4% Year 10 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational certificates are common, with 27.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. In contrast, the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% —

Lower than 60% 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 Bengworden, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 27.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.3% Bachelor degree 12.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.4% Certificate I / II 6.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread evenly across three main fields, with Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce each making up 17% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Bengworden splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Education (23%), with Management & commerce at 23%.

Engineering & related 17.0% Education 17.0% Management & commerce 17.0% Health 10.6% Agriculture & environment 6.4% Society & culture 6.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by 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 Bengworden — 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 Bengworden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20210/bengworden/topic/education