56.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smokeytown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smokeytown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level credentials in Smokeytown, with both sitting at 40%. This reflects a highly qualified population compared to most similar areas, despite the local Year 12 completion rate being lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smokeytown, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
26.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Smokeytown splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are split evenly between society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services, each accounting for 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 103 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
103
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smokeytown
2 schools — 206 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Creswick North Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 58 | 968 |
| Creswick Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 148 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smokeytown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22296/smokeytown/topic/education