30.4% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Underbool · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Underbool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Underbool have remained low over the last decade, with only 30.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where few adults hold university degrees or high-school certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is much lower than most other areas, with many residents leaving school at Year 11 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Underbool, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
8.8% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Underbool, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area most commonly studied agriculture and environment (16.9%) or education (14.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Underbool has a very high number of schools per child, though the only school is a small government primary school with an average of just 16 students.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Underbool
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Underbool Primary School, Underbool | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 16 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Underbool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22612/underbool/topic/education