28.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Graytown · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Graytown finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 28.8% completing Year 12. Despite this gap, the area has a higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 38.5%.
28.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Graytown, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of residents.
17.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Graytown splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (42%) and Bachelor degree (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 29.6%, followed by education at 14.8% and health at 11.1%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Graytown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21094/graytown/topic/education