56.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sawmill Settlement · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sawmill Settlement
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 12.2% of adults in Sawmill Settlement hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While more than half of the population finished Year 12, the area has far fewer university-level qualifications than most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Australian average and well below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sawmill Settlement, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, while diplomas are more typical at 26.5%.
12.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Sawmill Settlement, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 12.2%, followed by management, commerce, food, and hospitality services at 10.2% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the settlement, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local school access.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sawmill Settlement [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22240/sawmill-settlement/topic/education