75.2% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsville · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Some of the highest education levels in the region are found in Kingsville, where nearly half of adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified community that stands far above both the state and national averages for school and university completion.
Highest year of school completed.
Three quarters of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 58.8% nationally.
75.2% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kingsville, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 45.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
45.5% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kingsville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.6% and creative arts at 11.5%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 22 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average advantage score that is much higher than usual.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
421
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
22 schools — 9,271 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 19 | 966 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 502 | 903 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 566 | 1,126 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21365/kingsville/topic/education