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Education & Qualifications in Childers

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

Far fewer people in Childers finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 48.1% completing Year 12. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than the national figure.

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Where Childers sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.9% ▲ +111.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Childers — higher than 55% of areas.

Childers15.9%
3824, VIC 15.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. While 18.5% stopped at Year 11, another 18.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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48.1% ▲ +83.5%

Higher than 58% 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 Childers, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 20%.

Year 12 48.1% Year 11 18.5% Year 9 or below 18.5% Year 10 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 15.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.9% ▲ +111.9%

Higher than 55% 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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Childers splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Postgraduate degree at 19%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 25.7% Bachelor degree 22.9% Postgraduate degree 14.3% Certificate III / IV 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 34.3%, followed by engineering and related studies at 25.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Childers, the largest group is Management & commerce at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (32%) and Education (14%).

Management & commerce 34.3% Engineering & related 25.7% Education 11.4% Health 8.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Childers — 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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20549/childers/topic/education