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Education & Qualifications in Molesworth

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

Fewer adults in Molesworth have finished high school than in most other areas, with only 46.3% completing Year 12. While degree-level qualifications are more common here than in similar regions, the town remains far below the state and national figures for higher education.

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Where Molesworth sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Molesworth — higher than 68% of areas.

Molesworth20.2%
3718, VIC 20.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 16.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11 and another 16.3% at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% —

Higher than 53% 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 Molesworth, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 21%.

Year 12 46.3% Year 11 16.3% Year 10 16.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas, though still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.2% —

Higher than 68% 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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Molesworth splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%), with Certificate III / IV at 25%.

Bachelor degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Certificate III / IV 15.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by health at 10.5%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Molesworth — Management & commerce leads at 21%, ahead of Health (14%) and Engineering & related (12%).

Management & commerce 15.8% Health 10.5% Engineering & related 8.8% Agriculture & environment 8.8% Education 8.8% Society & culture 8.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.8% Creative arts 5.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

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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 Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21721/molesworth/topic/education