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Howqua Inlet · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Howqua Inlet

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

Educational attainment in Howqua Inlet is among the lowest for similar areas. Only 25.5% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Howqua Inlet, Suburb / Locality

Where Howqua Inlet sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Howqua Inlet — lower than 99% of areas.

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3723, VIC 19.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over a quarter of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23.6% of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 92% 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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Howqua Inlet splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 11 at 27%.

Year 12 25.5% Year 10 23.6% Year 11 21.8% Year 9 or below 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a university degree, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Howqua Inlet, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 46.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 25%, followed by Architecture and building at 17.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Howqua Inlet, the largest group is Engineering & related at 47%, followed by Architecture & building (33%) and Management & commerce (20%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Architecture & building 17.9% Management & commerce 10.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Howqua Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21213/howqua-inlet/topic/education