38.3% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Linton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Linton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Linton has remained largely steady over the last decade, though it still sits well below state and national figures. Only 38.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 38.3% of people finishing their final year. Around 21% of the population left school at Year 10, while 17.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Linton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Linton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.8%. Management and commerce follow at 12.2%, while Health and Society and culture each sit at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Linton has a high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to most areas, though the typical school size is among the lowest at just 21 students. There is one primary school within 3km, which is entirely government-run.
9.17
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Linton
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Linton Primary School, Linton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 21 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Linton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21514/linton/topic/education