61.9% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gatum · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high rate of university degrees marks the educational profile of Gatum, where 30.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
61.9% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Gatum, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.4% of the population, a figure that is a little above the Victorian average.
30.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Gatum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 56%, ahead of Management & commerce (22%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Gatum, 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gatum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20971/gatum/topic/education