17.5% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Korong Vale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Korong Vale have completed high school or university, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This creates a local profile where vocational training is far more common than traditional academic degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 17.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About a quarter of the population finished Year 9 or below.
17.5% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Korong Vale splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 12 at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure. Instead, many people hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 40%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
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).
In Korong Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 23.3%, followed by agriculture and environment at 8.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Korong Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21397/korong-vale/topic/education