42.6% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunnstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dunnstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Dunnstown sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though its figures are often lower than state and national levels. Only 42.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of the residents have completed Year 12, a result that is far below the national figure. About 20.5% finished Year 11, while 14.9% left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunnstown, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 40.2% of residents.
17.1% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Dunnstown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.2%. Management and commerce follow at 13.9%, while 11.5% hold qualifications in agriculture and the environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most others with an average size of 28 students. These schools have an average advantage score of 960, which is lower than most areas.
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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dunnstown
2 schools — 55 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 32 | 909 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Bungaree | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 23 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20812/dunnstown/topic/education