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Education & Qualifications in Tarra Valley

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

A third of adults in Tarra Valley hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents have reached high levels of university education, half of the population completed Year 12, a figure well below the national average.

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📍 Tarra Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarra Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarra Valley — higher than 88% of areas.

Tarra Valley33.3%
3971, VIC 10.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Tarra Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 15.3% Year 11 13.9% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 33.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.3% —

Higher than 88% 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 Tarra Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 26.9% Bachelor degree 21.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Postgraduate degree 11.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are engineering and management, each held by 17.3% of those with a degree.

Field of qualification

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Tarra Valley splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (30%) and Management & commerce (30%), with Society & culture at 20%.

Engineering & related 17.3% Management & commerce 17.3% Society & culture 11.5% Natural & physical sciences 5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, making it smaller for educational 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 Tarra Valley — 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 Tarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22454/tarra-valley/topic/education