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Education & Qualifications in Main Lead

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

Fewer people in Main Lead have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This suggests a community where many adults left school early to enter the workforce.

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Where Main Lead sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% —

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

Main Lead16.7%
3373, VIC 12.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the national average. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12 at 47.1%, followed by Year 11 at 32.4%.

Completed Year 12

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47.1% —

Higher than 55% 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 Main Lead, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 37%.

Year 12 47.1% Year 11 32.4% Year 10 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most other areas. Only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% —

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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Main Lead splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 36.8% Bachelor degree 31.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.3% Certificate I / II 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 32%, ahead of Society & culture (26%).

Field of qualification

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In Main Lead, the largest group is Architecture & building at 40%, followed by Society & culture (33%) and Health (27%).

Architecture & building 31.6% Society & culture 26.3% Health 21.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes Main Lead smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local education facilities.

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 Main Lead — 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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/education