44.7% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Budgeree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Budgeree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-four per cent of Budgeree adults hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This reflects a community where formal education levels are generally lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Budgeree finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with 44.7% completing their final year. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Budgeree, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across Australia, with only 16.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far below the national average of 26.3%.
16.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Budgeree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Budgeree are most often in Engineering and related fields, at 20%. Other common areas of study include Education, Health, and Management.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is among the smallest of its kind with an average size of 16 students. Its average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Budgeree
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yinnar South Primary School, Yinnar South | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 16 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Budgeree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20373/budgeree/topic/education