49.0% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warburton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warburton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Warburton, where 25.5% of adults hold one. While some education levels are higher than in similar areas, the town generally sits well below state and national figures for higher schooling and degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warburton, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.1% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.1% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Warburton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 12.3%, followed closely by education at 12% and engineering and related fields at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The town has three primary schools within 3km, though the average school size of 65 is much lower than most areas. All local schools are government-run.
3.44
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warburton
3 schools — 195 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Warburton Primary School, Warburton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 71 | 1,004 |
| Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 47 | 923 |
| Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 77 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22689/warburton/topic/education