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Education & Qualifications in Torwood

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

A gap of over 10 percentage points separates Torwood from the Victorian average for both Year 12 completion and university degrees. While the area performs better than many similar small localities, it remains well below state and national benchmarks for formal education.

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Where Torwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Torwood — higher than 64% of areas.

Torwood18.9%
3821, VIC 21.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents, 51.4%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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51.4% —

Higher than 65% 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 Torwood, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.

Year 12 51.4% Year 9 or below 20.0% Year 11 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The usual qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 52% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.9% —

Higher than 64% 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 Torwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 52.0% Bachelor degree 28.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Torwood are spread evenly across three main fields: agriculture and environment, education, and food, hospitality and personal services, each accounting for 20%.

Field of qualification

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Torwood splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (24%) and Education (24%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Education 20.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 20.0% Management & commerce 12.0% Society & culture 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, 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).

Schools in and around Torwood — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Torwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22554/torwood/topic/education