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Torrita · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Torrita

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

Very few residents in Torrita have completed high school or gone on to university, which shapes the local skill set. Only 25% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.

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Where Torrita sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Torrita — lower than 99% of areas.

Torrita0.0%
3490, VIC 10.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 25% compared to 58.8% across Australia. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 22.2% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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25.0% —

Lower than 92% 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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Torrita splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 12 25.0% Year 10 22.2% Year 9 or below 13.9% Year 11 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Torrita hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Torrita, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 23.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most frequent fields of study are Education at 33.3% and Engineering at 28.6%. Health qualifications follow at 19%.

Field of qualification

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In Torrita, the largest group is Education at 41%, followed by Engineering & related (35%) and Health (24%).

Education 33.3% Engineering & related 28.6% Health 19.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torrita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22552/torrita/topic/education