57.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loddon Vale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas define Loddon Vale. While the typical resident is more qualified than those in comparable places, the area still sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of the population, or 57.1%, finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below Victoria's 61.8%.
57.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Loddon Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 29.2% and the national figure of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Loddon Vale, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loddon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21530/loddon-vale/topic/education