29.5% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Johnsonville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Johnsonville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has seen a shift in Johnsonville, though it remains an area where few residents hold high-level degrees. Only 5.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a community where practical trade qualifications are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the Victorian average, with only 29.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, and roughly 17.4% of the population left school in Year 9 or before.
Highest year of school
View on map →Johnsonville splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, with 41.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are so rare compared to the rest of Australia.
5.7% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Johnsonville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 11% and Health at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than those in most other similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 970, which is lower 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).
102
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower 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 Johnsonville
1 school — 102 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Swan Reach Primary School, Swan Reach | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 102 | 970 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Johnsonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21273/johnsonville/topic/education