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Education & Qualifications in Dumbalk

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

Only 37.3% of people in Dumbalk have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local trend where fewer residents have formal higher education compared to the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Dumbalk, Suburb / Locality

Where Dumbalk sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▲ +52.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dumbalk — lower than 65% of areas.

Dumbalk11.3%
3956, VIC 20.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the state average, with only 37.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points lower than across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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37.3% ▲ +22.0%

Lower than 71% 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 Dumbalk, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 37.3% Year 10 22.4% Year 11 16.3% Year 9 or below 13.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▲ +52.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 13.2%, followed by agriculture, environment and health, which each stand at 11%.

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 areas.

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 Dumbalk — 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 Dumbalk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20804/dumbalk/topic/education