42.7% ▲ +50.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nullawarre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nullawarre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Nullawarre has remained steady, though it sits well below state and national benchmarks. Only 42.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in the wider community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 42.7% of residents finishing their final year. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 22.8% and Year 9 or below at 16.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nullawarre, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.4%, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33% of the population.
14.4% ▲ +113.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Nullawarre, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate I / II (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Nullawarre are most often linked to Agriculture and environment, accounting for 24.5% of degrees. Health (11.7%) and Society and culture (9.6%) are the next most frequent fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size of 59 students is much lower than elsewhere. The single primary school serving the area is government-run.
21.28
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nullawarre
1 school — 59 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nullawarre and District Primary School, Nullawarre | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 59 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nullawarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21981/nullawarre/topic/education