50.0% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greendale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greendale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Greendale have shifted since 2011, with half of residents now having completed Year 12. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population finished Year 12, which is more than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greendale, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the area, a figure that is higher than most similar places but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Greendale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 21%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared with 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21101/greendale/topic/education