53.0% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lancefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lancefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Lancefield have finished Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. While university degrees are less common here than in most of Victoria, the town has a high proportion of trade and vocational qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in many similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lancefield, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.5% of adults, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.2% of people.
19.5% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Lancefield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering (15%) and management and commerce (14.4%), followed by society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lancefield has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are smaller than most. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,044, which is much higher than most similar areas.
3.80
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
201
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lancefield
2 schools — 402 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Lancefield Primary School, Lancefield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 190 | 1,040 |
| St Mary's School, Lancefield | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 212 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lancefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21456/lancefield/topic/education