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Rhymney · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Rhymney

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

Higher education is quite common in Rhymney, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, though a much smaller share of the population completed Year 12 compared to the rest of Victoria.

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Where Rhymney sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rhymney — higher than 85% of areas.

Rhymney29.8%
3377, VIC 11.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below both the Victorian (61.8%) and national (58.8%) rates. About 22% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% —

Higher than 54% 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 Rhymney, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 46.3% Year 10 22.0% Year 11 14.6% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 29.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.8% —

Higher than 85% 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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Rhymney splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.

Bachelor degree 38.5% Certificate III / IV 38.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.8% Postgraduate degree 15.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 19.2%, followed by education, management, and science at 15.4% each.

Field of qualification

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Rhymney splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (25%) and Natural & physical sciences (20%), with Education at 20%.

Agriculture & environment 19.2% Natural & physical sciences 15.4% Education 15.4% Management & commerce 15.4% Health 11.5%

Schools

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 locations.

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 Rhymney — 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 Rhymney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22165/rhymney/topic/education