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Education & Qualifications in Boorool

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

A surprising 28.9% of adults in Boorool hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While this level of higher education is common, fewer than half of residents finished Year 12. This suggests a community with a distinct split between those with university degrees and those who left school early.

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📍 Boorool, Suburb / Locality

Where Boorool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boorool — higher than 84% of areas.

Boorool28.9%
3953, VIC 15.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 48.8%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 34.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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48.8% —

Higher than 59% 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 Boorool, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 12 48.8% Year 10 34.1% Year 11 22.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The level of higher education is high, with 28.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more, which is a little above the national figure. Roughly a third of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.9% —

Higher than 84% 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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Boorool splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Bachelor degree 30.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.3% Postgraduate degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.2%. Agriculture, health, and society and culture each account for 15.2% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Boorool splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Agriculture & environment (24%), with Health at 24%.

Engineering & related 18.2% Agriculture & environment 15.2% Health 15.2% Society & culture 15.2%

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 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).

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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 Boorool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20299/boorool/topic/education