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Pine Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pine Mountain

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

Only 37% of residents in Pine Mountain have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While some adults hold high-level degrees, the area generally has much lower rates of secondary school completion than most other places.

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Where Pine Mountain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pine Mountain — higher than 67% of areas.

Pine Mountain20.0%
3709, VIC 10.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average, with only 37% of people finishing school. About 22.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 25.9% left at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% —

Lower than 72% 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 Pine Mountain, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (30%) and Year 10 (26%).

Year 12 37.0% Year 9 or below 25.9% Year 10 22.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% —

Higher than 67% 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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Pine Mountain splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (36%), with Certificate III / IV at 29%.

Bachelor degree 27.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 27.8% Certificate III / IV 22.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 22%, ahead of Management & commerce (22%).

Field of qualification

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Pine Mountain splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Management & commerce (36%), with Society & culture at 27%.

Engineering & related 22.2% Management & commerce 22.2% Society & culture 16.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Pine Mountain — 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 Pine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22075/pine-mountain/topic/education