51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Denver · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Denver
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Denver completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While higher than nearby places, this is well below the state and national figures. The area has a diverse mix of trade and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 61.8% seen in Victoria and 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Denver, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.4% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 32.3% of residents.
22.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Denver, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 13.5%. Engineering and agriculture and environment both follow at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Denver, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Denver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20738/denver/topic/education