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Education & Qualifications in Melville Forest

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

High levels of learning define life in Melville Forest, where nearly 30% of adults hold a university degree. This is much higher than most similar areas, creating a well-qualified local population. The community is highly educated, with a strong proportion of residents finishing their secondary schooling.

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Where Melville Forest sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melville Forest — higher than 83% of areas.

Melville Forest28.3%
3315, VIC 12.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A strong 62.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This result is much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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62.8% —

Higher than 84% 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 Melville Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 62.8% Year 10 18.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.3% of the population. This is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.3% —

Higher than 83% 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 Melville Forest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (15%).

Bachelor degree 31.3% Certificate III / IV 12.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment, education, and management and commerce each accounting for 12.5% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Melville Forest splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (22%) and Education (22%), with Management & commerce at 22%.

Agriculture & environment 12.5% Education 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5% Architecture & building 9.4% Health 9.4%

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 common trait shared with about 59% of similar locations.

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 Melville Forest — 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 Melville Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21645/melville-forest/topic/education