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Gillieston · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gillieston

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

Fewer people in Gillieston have completed secondary school or university than in most other areas. Only 31.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means the local community generally has lower levels of formal schooling and qualifications.

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Where Gillieston sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gillieston — lower than 99% of areas.

Gillieston0.0%
3616, VIC 14.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victoria figure of 61.8%. The most common highest year of school finished here was Year 11 for 34.4% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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31.3% —

Lower than 85% 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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Gillieston splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (33%) and Year 12 (30%), with Year 10 at 27%.

Year 11 34.4% Year 12 31.3% Year 10 28.1% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Gillieston hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification across similar areas and is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Gillieston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 28%, ahead of Engineering & related (17%).

Field of qualification

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In Gillieston, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 45%, followed by Engineering & related (27%) and Society & culture (27%).

Agriculture & environment 27.8% Engineering & related 16.7% Society & culture 16.7%

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 places.

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).

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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 Gillieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20996/gillieston/topic/education