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Education & Qualifications in Kiata

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

Far fewer people in Kiata have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 22.4% of residents completed Year 12, and no adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This places the area among the lowest for education levels in the region.

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Where Kiata sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Kiata0.0%
3418, VIC 12.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 22.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 26.5% of residents peaked at Year 11, while 16.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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22.4% —

Lower than 95% 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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Kiata splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (30%) and Year 12 (26%), with Year 10 at 26%.

Year 11 26.5% Year 12 22.4% Year 10 22.4% Year 9 or below 16.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Kiata have a bachelor's degree or higher, a result far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, 60% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Kiata, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 60.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and Education, each making up 20% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Kiata splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (50%) and Education (50%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Education 20.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Kiata, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21343/kiata/topic/education