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Tandarra · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tandarra

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

Daily life in Tandarra is shaped by a workforce with a strong focus on practical skills rather than university degrees. Only 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a community where vocational training is the norm.

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Where Tandarra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tandarra — lower than 81% of areas.

Tandarra7.3%
3571, VIC 9.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 48.8%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though it remains higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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48.8% —

Higher than 59% 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 Tandarra, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (31%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 48.8% Year 9 or below 31.7% Year 11 14.6% Year 10 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Vocational training is very common here, with 66.7% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are much lower than the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.3% —

Lower than 81% 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 Tandarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 66.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.2% Bachelor degree 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are geared towards practical industries, with agriculture and environment leading at 25.9%, followed by education at 22.2%.

Field of qualification

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Tandarra splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (30%) and Education (26%), with Engineering & related at 22%.

Agriculture & environment 25.9% Education 22.2% Engineering & related 18.5% Architecture & building 18.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than 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 Tandarra — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tandarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22440/tandarra/topic/education