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Education & Qualifications in Homewood

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A quarter of adults in Homewood hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have higher education degrees, the community's overall school completion rate is notably low.

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Where Homewood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Homewood — higher than 69% of areas.

Homewood20.8%
3717, VIC 14.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Homewood, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 19%.

Year 12 34.5% Year 11 12.7% Year 10 10.9% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.8% —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Homewood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Bachelor degree 15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Education being the most common at 12.5%, followed by Engineering at 10.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Homewood, the largest group is Education at 28%, followed by Engineering & related (22%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Education 12.5% Engineering & related 10.0% Architecture & building 7.5% Health 7.5% Management & commerce 7.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of Homewood, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Homewood — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Homewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21200/homewood/topic/education