39.4% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millgrove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millgrove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Millgrove than in most other areas, with only 39.4% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest years of schooling include Year 10 at 21% and Year 9 or below at 14.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millgrove, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.7% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +67.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Millgrove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.5% and Society and culture at 14.3%. Management and commerce follow at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3 km, both of which are government run. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of just 62 students.
3.23
Lower than 55% 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).
62
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millgrove
2 schools — 124 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 47 | 923 |
| Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 77 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21685/millgrove/topic/education