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Education & Qualifications in Broughton

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

Very few residents in Broughton have completed high school or university, with only 34% finishing Year 12. This level of schooling is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, marking the area as one with low formal qualification rates.

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📍 Broughton, Suburb / Locality

Where Broughton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broughton — lower than 83% of areas.

Broughton6.8%
3418, VIC 12.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 34% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly a quarter of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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34.0% —

Lower than 79% 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 Broughton, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 34.0% Year 10 25.5% Year 11 12.8% Year 9 or below 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in the area, with only 6.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.8% —

Lower than 83% 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 Broughton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).

Certificate III / IV 29.4% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 35%, ahead of Management & commerce (35%).

Field of qualification

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Broughton splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (40%) and Management & commerce (40%), with Education at 20%.

Agriculture & environment 35.3% Management & commerce 35.3% Education 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20355/broughton/topic/education