40.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gipsy Point · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lack of local schools means residents of Gipsy Point must travel elsewhere for education. While fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, a notable 24% of adults hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
40.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Gipsy Point, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite low high school completion, 24% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it remains a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
24.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Gipsy Point, Bachelor degree is the majority at 60%; Certificate III / IV is next at 40%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 17%, ahead of Health (17%).
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 locations.
0
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 Gipsy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20998/gipsy-point/topic/education