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Lake Marmal · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Lake Marmal

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

A high school completion rate defines Lake Marmal, where 68.2% of people finished Year 12. While many residents finish their secondary schooling, far fewer hold university degrees compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Lake Marmal, Suburb / Locality

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

13.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Marmal — lower than 54% of areas.

Lake Marmal13.6%
3525, VIC 11.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are well above the national figure, with 68.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and 9.3 percentage points above the Australian average.

Highest year of school

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In Lake Marmal, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.

Year 12 68.2% Year 9 or below 27.3% Year 11 18.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are less common here, with only 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% —

Lower than 54% 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 Marmal, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 46%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (23%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 46.2% Certificate III / IV 30.8% Bachelor degree 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 38%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

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In Lake Marmal, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Agriculture & environment 38.5%

Schools

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 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 Marmal — 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 Marmal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21438/lake-marmal/topic/education