46.0% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buffalo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buffalo
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 Buffalo, where 30.2% of adults hold one. It is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished Year 12 than in most other areas. Only 46% of residents completed the year, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buffalo, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Buffalo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by agriculture and environment at 14.4%. Engineering and health also make up a significant share at 12.9% and 12.2% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buffalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20375/buffalo/topic/education