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Powlett Plains · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Powlett Plains

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

Just 30.8% of people in Powlett Plains have finished Year 12, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of the country. This is a sparsely populated area where few residents hold higher education degrees.

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📍 Powlett Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Powlett Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Powlett Plains — lower than 99% of areas.

Powlett Plains0.0%
3517, VIC 8.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 23.1% of people finished Year 9 or below, while 17.9% reached Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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30.8% —

Lower than 86% 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 Powlett Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 30.8% Year 9 or below 23.1% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in this area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for the country and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Powlett Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 35.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 18%, ahead of Management & commerce (18%).

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Powlett Plains splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (33%) and Management & commerce (33%), with Society & culture at 33%.

Engineering & related 17.6% Management & commerce 17.6% Society & culture 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation 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).

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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 Powlett Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22117/powlett-plains/topic/education