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Carrajung · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Carrajung

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

Around the middle for its level in university degrees, Carrajung sees far fewer people finishing high school than the state or national figures. Only 39.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is significantly lower than the same figure for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Carrajung, Suburb / Locality

Where Carrajung sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.5% ▲ +63.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carrajung — lower than 51% of areas.

Carrajung14.5%
3844, VIC 16.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 39.8% of people reaching that milestone. About 32.5% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 16.9% finished Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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39.8% ▲ +27.9%

Lower than 64% 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 Carrajung, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 39.8% Year 10 32.5% Year 11 16.9% Year 9 or below 10.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.5%, which is far below the Victorian average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 38.8% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.5% ▲ +63.1%

Lower than 51% 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 Carrajung, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 34%.

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 24.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 28.6%. Management, commerce, society, and culture are also common, each accounting for 18.4% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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In Carrajung, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Management & commerce (23%) and Society & culture (23%).

Engineering & related 28.6% Management & commerce 18.4% Society & culture 18.4% Architecture & building 10.2% Health 6.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of Carrajung, making it smaller in this regard 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrajung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20502/carrajung/topic/education