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Education & Qualifications in Maintongoon

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

Less than half of the adults in Maintongoon have completed Year 12, making it a place where many residents leave school before finishing their senior years. This is a community where practical certificates are more common than university degrees.

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Where Maintongoon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maintongoon — higher than 53% of areas.

Maintongoon15.5%
3714, VIC 16.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.7% of people ended their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.4% —

Lower than 60% 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 Maintongoon, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 41.4% Year 10 20.7% Year 11 12.1% Year 9 or below 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 34.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.5% —

Higher than 53% 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 Maintongoon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 34.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.5% Bachelor degree 14.6% Postgraduate degree 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 34.1%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Maintongoon, the largest group is Engineering & related at 37%, followed by Management & commerce (18%) and Agriculture & environment (11%).

Engineering & related 34.1% Management & commerce 17.1% Agriculture & environment 9.8% Health 9.8% Education 7.3% Society & culture 7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.3%

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 more common situation than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Maintongoon — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maintongoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21580/maintongoon/topic/education