47.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maindample
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Maindample have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where most people rely on practical skills rather than formal degrees. This is a place where trade qualifications are common, but higher education levels are far below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 19% of residents finished Year 11, while 17.5% stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maindample, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (19%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident here holds a Certificate III or IV, with 44.3% of adults achieving this level. Only 13.2% have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Maindample, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with the most common being engineering (17.4%), followed by agriculture and environment (14.8%) and health (14.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/education