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Kennett River · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kennett River

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

Higher levels of learning have become more common in Kennett River over the last decade. About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly one in four adults holds a university degree.

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📍 Kennett River, Suburb / Locality

Where Kennett River sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kennett River — higher than 76% of areas.

Kennett River24.1%
3234, VIC 34.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is at 60.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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60.4% —

Higher than 80% 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 Kennett River, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.

Year 12 60.4% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 10 7.5% Year 11 5.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.1% of adults. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.1% —

Higher than 76% 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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Kennett River splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (41%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 14%.

Bachelor degree 27.0% Certificate III / IV 24.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are architecture and building at 16.2%, followed by health at 13.5% and education at 10.8%.

Field of qualification

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Kennett River splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (29%) and Health (24%), with Education at 19%.

Architecture & building 16.2% Health 13.5% Education 10.8% Engineering & related 8.1% Management & commerce 8.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located 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 Kennett River — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kennett River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21325/kennett-river/topic/education