43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pomborneit North · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A varied range of skills shapes daily life in Pomborneit North, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, fewer residents have finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Pomborneit North, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 24.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.0% of the population.
24.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Pomborneit North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (21%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 20.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pomborneit North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22093/pomborneit-north/topic/education