36.8% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toolleen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toolleen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Toolleen have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, where a typical adult is more likely to hold a trade certificate than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.8%, which is far below both the Victorian (61.8%) and Australian (58.8%) rates. This is lower than most similar areas, with 19.3% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toolleen, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, a figure far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification held in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Toolleen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Toolleen are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.5%. Society and culture follow at 9.9%, while Agriculture and environment and Health both sit at 8.1%.
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 smaller number 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 Toolleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22538/toolleen/topic/education