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Moolort · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Moolort

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

A huge gap in school completion marks Moolort, where only 35.3% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though a surprising number of adults still hold high-level university degrees.

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Where Moolort sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moolort — higher than 81% of areas.

Moolort27.0%
3465, VIC 9.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national average at 35.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Other common outcomes include Year 11 at 29.4% and Year 10 at 20.6%.

Completed Year 12

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35.3% —

Lower than 76% 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 Moolort, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (31%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 35.3% Year 11 29.4% Year 10 20.6% Year 9 or below 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite the low school completion rates, 27% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.0% —

Higher than 81% 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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Moolort splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (30%), with Bachelor degree at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 35.3% Bachelor degree 23.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 29%, ahead of Society & culture (29%).

Field of qualification

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Moolort splits fairly evenly between Education (50%) and Society & culture (50%).

Education 29.4% Society & culture 29.4%

Schools

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

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

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 Moolort — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moolort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21739/moolort/topic/education