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Education & Qualifications in Blackwarry

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Blackwarry compared to the rest of the state. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is a significant gap of 22 percentage points below the Victorian average.

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📍 Blackwarry, Suburb / Locality

Where Blackwarry sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blackwarry — higher than 59% of areas.

Blackwarry17.1%
3844, VIC 16.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with 40% of people finishing their final year. Another 17.1% left after Year 11, while 8.6% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Blackwarry, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 23%.

Year 12 40.0% Year 11 17.1% Year 10 8.6% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.1%, which is well below the Australian average. Among those with qualifications, 28% hold a diploma or advanced diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% —

Higher than 59% 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 Blackwarry, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (28%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 28.0% Bachelor degree 24.0% Certificate III / IV 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Blackwarry are mostly in management and commerce at 24%, followed by engineering at 16% and agriculture and environment at 12%.

Field of qualification

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In Blackwarry, the largest group is Management & commerce at 46%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Agriculture & environment (23%).

Management & commerce 24.0% Engineering & related 16.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a situation more common than in 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 Blackwarry — 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 Blackwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20255/blackwarry/topic/education