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Tarnook · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tarnook

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

Educational attainment in Tarnook remains far below state and national levels, with only 43.4% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is seen across both basic schooling and higher degrees, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than the rest of the country.

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📍 Tarnook, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarnook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarnook — higher than 54% of areas.

Tarnook15.7%
3670, VIC 13.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people in Tarnook finished high school compared to the national figure, with only 43.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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43.4% —

Lower than 54% 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 Tarnook, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 43.4% Year 10 18.1% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 10.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon here, as only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% —

Higher than 54% 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 Tarnook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 5.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 21.4%, followed by Agriculture and Society and Culture, both at 16.1%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Tarnook — Engineering & related leads at 22%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%) and Society & culture (17%).

Engineering & related 21.4% Agriculture & environment 16.1% Society & culture 16.1% Health 10.7% Architecture & building 8.9% Education 8.9% Management & commerce 8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.4%

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 places.

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 Tarnook — 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 Tarnook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22452/tarnook/topic/education