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Education & Qualifications in Lake Lonsdale

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

Nearly half of all adults in Lake Lonsdale hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification here. While many residents have a trade or vocational background, the area has far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Lake Lonsdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Lonsdale — higher than 61% of areas.

Lake Lonsdale17.8%
3381, VIC 23.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% —

Lower than 54% 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 Lake Lonsdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (15%).

Year 12 43.5% Year 11 19.6% Year 10 13.0% Year 9 or below 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher; while this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.8% —

Higher than 61% 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 Lake Lonsdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 46.4% Bachelor degree 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.9% Certificate I / II 14.3% Postgraduate degree 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are health and society and culture, each representing 14.3% of qualifications, followed by engineering and architecture at 10.7%.

Field of qualification

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Lake Lonsdale splits fairly evenly between Health (29%) and Society & culture (29%), with Engineering & related at 21%.

Health 14.3% Society & culture 14.3% Engineering & related 10.7% Architecture & building 10.7%

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 a smaller number of facilities than 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).

Schools in and around Lake Lonsdale — 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 Lake Lonsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21437/lake-lonsdale/topic/education