49.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Muckleford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Muckleford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels have grown in Muckleford, where 23.6% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a strong mix of degrees and trade certificates, fewer residents have finished Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. About 15.9% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Muckleford, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification held by residents at 28.9%.
23.6% ▲ +99.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Muckleford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, making up 18.7% of qualifications. Other common fields include engineering at 15.6% and management and commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Muckleford has a high number of schools for its size, with 15.15 schools per 1,000 children. There are seven schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
15.15
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
234
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Muckleford
7 schools — 1,639 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 135 | 1,105 |
| Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 115 | 1,078 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 278 | 1,117 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 695 | 1,040 |
| St Mary's School, Castlemaine | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 178 | 1,054 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School, Campbells Creek | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 174 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Muckleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21824/muckleford/topic/education