40.4% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Doran · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Mount Doran have completed secondary school or university compared to most other areas. Only 40.4% of people finished Year 12, leaving a significant gap in educational attainment for the local area.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.4%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 21.2% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
40.4% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Mount Doran, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (19%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 43.3%.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Mount Doran, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 14%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.7% and health at 16.7%. Engineering and related studies follow at 13.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Doran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21788/mount-doran/topic/education