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Education & Qualifications in Speed

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

Fewer than one-third of residents in Speed have finished high school, marking a significant gap in formal schooling compared to most of the country. This trend is reflected in the low number of university degrees, though many adults have gained practical skills through trade certificates.

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Where Speed sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Speed — lower than 73% of areas.

Speed9.4%
3488, VIC 6.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Many residents left school earlier, with 20.4% finishing Year 11 and 14.3% finishing Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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32.7% —

Lower than 82% 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 Speed, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 32.7% Year 11 20.4% Year 10 14.3% Year 9 or below 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 9.4% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.4% —

Lower than 73% 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 Speed, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 30.4% Bachelor degree 21.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most commonly studied management and commerce (30.4%) or agriculture and environment (17.4%), followed by society and culture at 13.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Speed, the largest group is Management & commerce at 50%, followed by Agriculture & environment (29%) and Society & culture (21%).

Management & commerce 30.4% Agriculture & environment 17.4% Society & culture 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Speed, 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).

Schools in and around Speed — 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 Speed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22318/speed/topic/education