41.1% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chiltern · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chiltern
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Chiltern finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 41.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. This trend is reflected in the local qualification levels, where a smaller proportion of adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 24.1% of the population stopped at Year 10, while 13.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.5% and Health at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chiltern has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is much lower than usual. The local primary schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
8.40
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chiltern
2 schools — 104 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 71 | 987 |
| St Joseph's School, Chiltern | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 33 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/education