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Education & Qualifications in Macorna

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

Fewer people have high-level school and university qualifications in Macorna than in most similar areas. Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average. This trend extends to higher education, with just 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Macorna, Suburb / Locality

Where Macorna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Macorna — lower than 61% of areas.

Macorna12.1%
3579, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 37.3% of residents finishing school. This is 25 percentage points lower than the Victorian average.

Completed Year 12

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37.3% —

Lower than 71% 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 Macorna, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (17%) and Year 10 (17%).

Year 12 37.3% Year 11 13.6% Year 10 13.6% Year 9 or below 13.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure at 12.1%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.1% —

Lower than 61% 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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In Macorna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 21.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Macorna are concentrated in Engineering and Agriculture and Environment, which each account for 24.3% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Macorna splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (39%) and Agriculture & environment (39%), with Health at 22%.

Engineering & related 24.3% Agriculture & environment 24.3% Health 13.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Macorna — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macorna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21565/macorna/topic/education