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Benjeroop · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Benjeroop

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

A gap of over 10 percentage points separates Benjeroop from the Victorian average for both Year 12 completion and university degrees. While these figures are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the state and national levels.

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Where Benjeroop sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benjeroop — higher than 61% of areas.

Benjeroop17.9%
3579, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents, 51.4%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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51.4% —

Higher than 65% 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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Benjeroop splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (43%), with Year 11 at 7%.

Year 12 51.4% Year 10 51.4% Year 11 8.6% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% —

Higher than 61% 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 Benjeroop, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 46.2% Bachelor degree 26.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and architecture and building, both at 19.2%.

Field of qualification

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Benjeroop splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (22%) and Engineering & related (19%), with Architecture & building at 19%.

Management & commerce 23.1% Engineering & related 19.2% Architecture & building 19.2% Health 15.4% Education 15.4% Agriculture & environment 11.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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 Benjeroop — 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 Benjeroop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20211/benjeroop/topic/education