35.4% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mortlake
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Mortlake, where 35.1% of people hold one. The area has a much lower rate of higher education than the state and national averages. Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Mortlake finished high school compared to most areas. Only 35.4% completed Year 12, which is 26 percentage points lower than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education levels are much lower here than in the rest of the state. Only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 29.2% across Victoria.
11.9% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Mortlake, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Health at 11.7% and Engineering and related fields at 11.5% being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mortlake has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with two schools located within 3km. These schools are smaller than average and split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
7.84
Higher than 70% 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).
115
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mortlake
2 schools — 230 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Colman's School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 39 | 1,026 |
| Mortlake P-12 College, Mortlake | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 191 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21767/mortlake/topic/education