44.5% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tolmie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tolmie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tolmie have shifted since 2011, with a notable 22.3% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While a fair number of residents have university degrees, overall school completion remains much lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tolmie, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.3% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
22.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Tolmie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 15%, followed by Health and Society and Culture, both at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation as it is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tolmie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22526/tolmie/topic/education