53.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Homerton · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Homerton hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the least qualified areas in the country. While over half the population has finished high school, educational attainment remains far below state and national levels.
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common outcomes include 17.9% finishing Year 11 and 10.7% finishing Year 10.
53.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Homerton, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria and the 26.3% national average.
0.0% —
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).
In Homerton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 25%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (19%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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 Homerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21199/homerton/topic/education