45.6% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Huon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Huon finished high school compared to the state average, with only 45.6% completing Year 12. However, the area has a higher share of university-educated adults than most similar places, though this is still well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 20.1% of the population left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huon, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.8% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of residents.
19.8% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Huon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Huon are most likely to have studied Engineering or Health, each accounting for 15.9% of the total. Management and commerce is the next most common field at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools but has an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
138
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Huon
1 school — 138 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 138 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21221/huon/topic/education