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Cathkin · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cathkin

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

Educational attainment in Cathkin remains very low, with no residents holding a university degree. Only 24% of the population finished Year 12, leaving the area far behind both the state and national figures.

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📍 Cathkin, Suburb / Locality

Where Cathkin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cathkin — lower than 99% of areas.

Cathkin0.0%
3714, VIC 16.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure at 24%, while 32% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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24.0% —

Lower than 94% 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 Cathkin, Year 10 is the majority at 57%; Year 12 is next at 43%.

Year 10 32.0% Year 12 24.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% 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 Cathkin, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 58%; Certificate III / IV is next at 42%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 43.8% Certificate III / IV 31.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 19%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Cathkin, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Agriculture & environment 18.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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 Cathkin — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cathkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20519/cathkin/topic/education