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Toolondo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Toolondo

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

Just over half of Toolondo residents have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. While school completion is relatively common, the area has a much lower share of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Toolondo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.3% ▼ -16.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toolondo — lower than 73% of areas.

Toolondo9.3%
3401, VIC 14.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 50.9% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other residents reached Year 11 (18.2%) or Year 10 (16.4%) as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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50.9% ▲ +44.4%

Higher than 64% 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 Toolondo, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 20%.

Year 12 50.9% Year 11 18.2% Year 10 16.4% Year 9 or below 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen in Victoria. Diplomas are the most common higher qualification, held by 26.7% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.3% ▼ -16.2%

Lower than 73% 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 Toolondo, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Certificate III / IV (28%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 26.7% Bachelor degree 16.7% Certificate III / IV 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 26.7%. Engineering and agriculture and environment both account for 13.3% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Toolondo, the largest group is Management & commerce at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (21%) and Agriculture & environment (21%).

Management & commerce 26.7% Engineering & related 13.3% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Health 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Toolondo, making it smaller in this regard 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).

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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 Toolondo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22540/toolondo/topic/education