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Education & Qualifications in Carapooee West

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

A lack of local schooling options marks daily life in Carapooee West, where no schools are located within 3 km. While over half the residents finished Year 12, higher education is much less common than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Carapooee West, Suburb / Locality

Where Carapooee West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carapooee West — lower than 65% of areas.

Carapooee West11.1%
3477, VIC 12.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 58.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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58.3% —

Higher than 77% 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 Carapooee West, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 58.3% Year 10 20.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in the area, with only 11.1% 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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11.1% —

Lower than 65% 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 West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 22%, ahead of Engineering & related (17%).

Field of qualification

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In Carapooee West, the largest group is Society & culture at 31%, followed by Engineering & related (23%) and Health (23%).

Society & culture 22.2% Engineering & related 16.7% Health 16.7% Education 16.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in terms of educational 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 West — 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20482/carapooee-west/topic/education