57.1% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malmsbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malmsbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 32% of adults in Malmsbury hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. While school completion rates are lower than in Victoria, the area has a very high proportion of residents with university-level qualifications compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malmsbury, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 32.1% of the population, a figure that is a little above the state average and well above the Australian figure.
32.1% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Malmsbury splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common at 14.3%, followed by education at 12.4% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though these are typically very small with an average of 72 students. Both local schools are government-run primary schools.
6.10
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malmsbury
2 schools — 143 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Malmsbury Primary School, Malmsbury | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 69 | 1,074 |
| Taradale Primary School, Taradale | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 74 | 1,075 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21585/malmsbury/topic/education