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Education & Qualifications in Limestone

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

A high proportion of residents in Limestone finished their secondary education, with 57% completing Year 12. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains below the Victorian and national figures.

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Where Limestone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Limestone — higher than 58% of areas.

Limestone16.8%
3717, VIC 14.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Over half of the population finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this result is still well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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57.0% —

Higher than 75% 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 Limestone, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 17%.

Year 12 57.0% Year 11 15.1% Year 10 14.0% Year 9 or below 3.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with 16.8% 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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16.8% —

Higher than 58% 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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Limestone splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%), with Bachelor degree at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 25.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.2% Bachelor degree 19.4% Postgraduate degree 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are varied, with education being the most common field at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.9%.

Field of qualification

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In Limestone, the largest group is Education at 28%, followed by Society & culture (19%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Education 19.4% Society & culture 12.9% Engineering & related 9.7% Agriculture & environment 6.5% Management & commerce 6.5% Architecture & building 4.8% Health 4.8% Creative arts 4.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Limestone — 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 Limestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21508/limestone/topic/education