49.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellinbank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellinbank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About a quarter of adults in Ellinbank hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This creates a community where high-level qualifications are more common than usual, despite the area falling well below the state average for Year 12 completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (49.2%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a lower rate than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ellinbank, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 24.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is a little below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 29.8% of the population.
24.9% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 Ellinbank, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ellinbank has 24.39 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this level. There are two primary government schools within 3 km, though they are among the smallest in the region with an average size of 22 students.
24.39
Higher than 91% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ellinbank
2 schools — 43 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 26 | 985 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 17 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellinbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20860/ellinbank/topic/education