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Education & Qualifications in Sailors Falls

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

More adults in Sailors Falls hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though overall school completion is low. While 17.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 41.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Sailors Falls sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sailors Falls — higher than 60% of areas.

Sailors Falls17.4%
3461, VIC 28.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 41.8%, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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41.8% —

Lower than 58% 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 Sailors Falls, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.

Year 12 41.8% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 10 11.9% Year 11 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.4% —

Higher than 60% 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 Sailors Falls, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 35.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.2% Bachelor degree 14.8% Postgraduate degree 7.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Sailors Falls — Management & commerce leads at 24%, ahead of Engineering & related (15%) and Architecture & building (12%).

Management & commerce 18.5% Engineering & related 11.1% Architecture & building 9.3% Society & culture 7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.4% Agriculture & environment 5.6% Health 5.6% Education 5.6% Creative arts 5.6%

Schools

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

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

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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 Sailors Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22223/sailors-falls/topic/education