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Reefton · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Reefton

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Reefton, held by 30% of adults. This is an area where few residents have finished high school or university, with only 5.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Reefton, Suburb / Locality

Where Reefton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reefton — lower than 88% of areas.

Reefton5.1%
3799, VIC 15.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 23.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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23.7% —

Lower than 94% 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 Reefton, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 23.7% Year 10 14.5% Year 11 11.8% Year 9 or below 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with only 5.1% reaching this level.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.1% —

Lower than 88% 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 Reefton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Bachelor degree 8.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with society and culture being the most common at 12%, followed by engineering at 10%.

Field of qualification

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Reefton splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (29%) and Engineering & related (24%), with Health at 19%.

Society & culture 12.0% Engineering & related 10.0% Health 8.0% Architecture & building 6.0% Education 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar areas.

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 Reefton — 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 Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22159/reefton/topic/education