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Carapooee · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Carapooee

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 Carapooee, held by 61.3% of adults. The area has very low rates of formal schooling compared to the rest of the country, with only 26.5% of people completing Year 12.

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Where Carapooee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.5% ▼ -19.6%

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

Carapooee6.5%
3477, VIC 12.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 28.6%.

Completed Year 12

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26.5% ▼ -11.8%

Lower than 91% 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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Carapooee splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.

Year 10 28.6% Year 12 26.5% Year 9 or below 18.4% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.5% ▼ -19.6%

Lower 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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In Carapooee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 86%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 61.3% Bachelor degree 9.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.4%, followed by health and engineering, which both sit at 16.1%.

Field of qualification

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Carapooee splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (23%) and Engineering & related (19%), with Health at 19%.

Society & culture 19.4% Engineering & related 16.1% Health 16.1% Architecture & building 12.9% Education 9.7% Management & commerce 9.7%

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 a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Carapooee — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Carapooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20481/carapooee/topic/education