29.5% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orbost · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orbost
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Orbost have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 29.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents have finished high school here than in most other areas. Only 29.5% have completed Year 12, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orbost, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Orbost, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most frequent at 33.7%.
9.0% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Orbost, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees are society and culture at 11.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orbost has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller and has a much lower advantage score. There are three schools within 3 km, with two-thirds being government primary schools.
5.48
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
138
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orbost
3 schools — 414 students, average ICSEA 917.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Orbost Community College, Orbost | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 347 | 918 |
| St Joseph's School, Orbost | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 26 | 956 |
| Newmerella Primary School, Newmerella | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 41 | 886 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22014/orbost/topic/education