61.1% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mill Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mill Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 6% separates Mill Park from the Victorian average for bachelor degrees, though the area still outperforms most similar places. Most residents have finished their schooling, with 61.1% completing Year 12. This creates a local profile where many adults hold certificates or diplomas rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mill Park, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, held by 26.2% of residents.
23.2% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mill Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mill Park has 41 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level. However, there are only 1.35 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.35
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mill Park
41 schools — 24,291 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 12 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 384 | 966 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 355 | 960 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 966 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 330 | 998 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 228 | 984 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 975 | 956 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 110 | 992 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 319 | 977 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 65 | 966 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 968 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 176 | 967 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 289 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mill Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21683/mill-park/topic/education