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Education & Qualifications in Kaarimba

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

Much lower levels of formal schooling than most similar areas define Kaarimba, where only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Higher education is also less common here, with just 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Kaarimba, Suburb / Locality

Where Kaarimba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% ▼ -24.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kaarimba — lower than 65% of areas.

Kaarimba11.1%
3635, VIC 8.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, sitting at 38.2%. About a quarter of residents finished Year 10, while 19.7% stopped at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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38.2% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 69% 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 Kaarimba, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 12 38.2% Year 10 25.0% Year 11 19.7% Year 9 or below 10.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 11.1% of adults, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of the community.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.1% ▼ -24.1%

Lower than 65% 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 Kaarimba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.1% Bachelor degree 15.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment being the most common at 15.4%. Health and Management and commerce each account for 12.8% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Kaarimba splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (20%) and Health (17%), with Management & commerce at 17%.

Agriculture & environment 15.4% Health 12.8% Management & commerce 12.8% Engineering & related 10.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.3% Education 7.7% Society & culture 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Kaarimba — 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 Kaarimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21280/kaarimba/topic/education