49.7% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarwin Lower · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarwin Lower
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant shift in learning has occurred in Tarwin Lower, where nearly a quarter of adults now hold a university degree. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the community still trails the state and national figures for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this 49.7% rate is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in similar areas, with 23.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This remains well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
23.2% ▲ +153.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tarwin Lower has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. Both local schools are government primary schools.
15.38
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
248
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarwin Lower
2 schools — 495 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Tarwin Lower Primary School, Tarwin Lower | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 34 | 990 |
| Inverloch Primary School, Inverloch | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 461 | 1,061 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarwin Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22465/tarwin-lower/topic/education