50.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Metung · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Metung
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of residents in Metung hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the community is more qualified than many similar areas, the proportion of people with university degrees and those who finished Year 12 remain well below the national and state figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Metung, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average.
21.3% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Metung, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3 km, though these are much smaller than most areas with a typical size of only 60 students.
4.55
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Metung
3 schools — 181 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Metung Primary School, Metung | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 47 | 1,034 |
| Nungurner Primary School, Nungurner | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 32 | 1,015 |
| Swan Reach Primary School, Swan Reach | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 102 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21673/metung/topic/education