49.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toolamba West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toolamba West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Toolamba West hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas, though they still trail the broader state and national figures. While 19% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, nearly half of the population finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toolamba West, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are often trade-based, with 34.5% holding a Certificate III or IV. The 19% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, but far below Victoria's 29.2%.
19.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Toolamba West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by Engineering, Management and Commerce at 17.2% each, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most schools of its type and sits around the middle for its advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
186
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toolamba West
1 school — 186 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tatura Primary School, Tatura | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 186 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toolamba West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22535/toolamba-west/topic/education