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Education & Qualifications in Cardigan Village

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

Only 17.1% of adults in Cardigan Village hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure. This reflects a community where most residents have focused on practical, trade-based training rather than university degrees.

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Where Cardigan Village sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% ▲ +40.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cardigan Village — higher than 59% of areas.

Cardigan Village17.1%
3352, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Over half of residents (56.2%) finished Year 12, though this is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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56.2% ▲ +31.6%

Higher than 74% 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 Cardigan Village, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 56.2% Year 10 18.2% Year 11 15.3% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, with 43.6% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are much less common than in the rest of Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% ▲ +40.8%

Higher than 59% 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 Cardigan Village, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 43.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.9% Bachelor degree 17.7% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.4%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is more common than in 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).

Schools in and around Cardigan Village — 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 Cardigan Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20486/cardigan-village/topic/education