32.7% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Devenish · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Devenish
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Devenish have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 32.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications held by adults across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 32.7% of residents finishing school. In contrast, 21.1% of the community had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Devenish, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33% of residents.
10.9% ▲ +67.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Devenish, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5% and Agriculture and environment at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Devenish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20746/devenish/topic/education