34.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tallandoon · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tallandoon have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%, with only 34.6% of people finishing their final school year. About 16.7% of residents finished at Year 11 and another 16.7% stopped at Year 10.
34.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Tallandoon, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of the population.
15.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Tallandoon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both representing 18.4% of degrees and certificates.
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 places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tallandoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22425/tallandoon/topic/education