59.6% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Glenlyon hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high level of qualification compared to most similar places. While university degrees are common, about 60% of residents have completed Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is about the same as the national figure and just a little below the Victorian average.
59.6% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Glenlyon, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high here, with 29.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and slightly higher than the state figure.
29.7% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Glenlyon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1%. Engineering, creative arts, and health also make up significant shares of the local degrees.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.
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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 Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21038/glenlyon/topic/education