44.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Traralgon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Traralgon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Traralgon have completed high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 44.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This suggests a local workforce and community where trade and vocational skills are likely more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 18.1% of the population stopped at Year 10, while 12.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Traralgon, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 16.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian average. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.6% of people.
16.4% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Traralgon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3% and Health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Traralgon has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, the typical school size is much larger than in most areas.
1.80
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
566
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
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 Traralgon
11 schools — 6,227 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon | Catholic | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,358 | 1,028 |
| Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 318 | 986 |
| Traralgon College, Traralgon | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 880 | 937 |
| Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 445 | 974 |
| St Gabriel's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 499 | 1,038 |
| St Michael's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 456 | 1,058 |
| Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon), Traralgon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 535 | 1,004 |
| Latrobe Special Developmental School, Traralgon | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 84 | 928 |
| Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 279 | 886 |
| Tyers Primary School, Tyers | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 71 | 968 |
| Kurnai College, Morwell | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 1,302 | 917 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Traralgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22569/traralgon/topic/education