50.0% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lance Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lance Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the people in Lance Creek have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is a strong result locally, it remains well below the national and state figures. The area shows a mix of vocational and higher education, with a notable number of residents holding professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 17.5% of the population left school at Year 10, while 12.5% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lance Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
22.6% ▲ +148.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lance Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 24.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%. Other notable areas of qualification include society and culture, management and commerce, and the creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is a government facility with a small average size of 32 students, which is much lower than most areas. Despite its size, it has a school advantage score of 1,009, which is higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lance Creek
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 32 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lance Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21455/lance-creek/topic/education