33.7% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bridgewater On Loddon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bridgewater On Loddon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Bridgewater On Loddon, held by 37.2% of adults. The area generally has lower formal education levels than the state and national figures. Only 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Just 33.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is 25 points below the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bridgewater On Loddon, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
10.9% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bridgewater On Loddon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. Engineering and management and commerce are the most common, each making up 12.8% of degrees and diplomas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bridgewater On Loddon has a very small government primary school with an average of only 13 students. While the area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bridgewater On Loddon
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater On Loddon | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 13 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bridgewater On Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20335/bridgewater-on-loddon/topic/education