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Education & Qualifications in Kingower

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

Only 30.4% of Kingower residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in secondary schooling is striking, though the area has a higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar places.

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Where Kingower sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kingower — higher than 60% of areas.

Kingower17.4%
3517, VIC 8.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below both Victoria and Australia, with only 30.4% of people finishing. In contrast, about 26% of residents stopped at Year 10 and nearly 20% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% —

Lower than 87% 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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Kingower splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.

Year 12 30.4% Year 10 26.1% Year 9 or below 19.6% Year 11 10.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the national average of 26.3%. Postgraduate and bachelor degrees each make up 16.7% of qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.4% —

Higher than 60% 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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Kingower splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (33%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Certificate III / IV at 33%.

Postgraduate degree 16.7% Bachelor degree 16.7% Certificate III / IV 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is society and culture at 33.3%, followed by education at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Kingower, Society & culture is the majority at 73%; Education is next at 27%.

Society & culture 33.3% Education 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21361/kingower/topic/education