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Education & Qualifications in Newfield

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

A huge gap exists between Newfield and the rest of the country in education levels, with far more people finishing high school but far fewer holding degrees. While 68.9% of residents completed Year 12, only 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Newfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Newfield — higher than 59% of areas.

Newfield17.0%
3268, VIC 14.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 68.9%, which is 10 points higher than the Australian average. This is a much higher rate of high school completion than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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68.9% —

Higher than 90% 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 Newfield, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 19%.

Year 12 68.9% Year 11 20.0% Year 10 15.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, which is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 34.6% and Certificate I or II at 26.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.0% —

Higher than 59% 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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In Newfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate I / II (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Bachelor degree 34.6% Certificate I / II 26.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Certificate III / IV 15.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Newfield are split evenly between Engineering and Agriculture and Environment, both at 23.1%. Management and commerce follows at 19.2%.

Field of qualification

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Newfield splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Management & commerce at 19%.

Engineering & related 23.1% Agriculture & environment 23.1% Management & commerce 19.2% Health 11.5% Education 11.5% Society & culture 11.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a figure that is smaller 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).

Schools in and around Newfield — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21926/newfield/topic/education