47.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bobinawarrah · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Bobinawarrah hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is the most common qualification in the area, though overall school and university completion rates are far below the Victorian and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the community, 47.4%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 27.6%.
47.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bobinawarrah, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. While certificates are the most common qualification, 20% of the population hold a bachelor degree.
15.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bobinawarrah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.8%, and agriculture and environment at 13.3%.
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 smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bobinawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20263/bobinawarrah/topic/education