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Education & Qualifications in Wild Dog Valley

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

Only 7.4% of adults in Wild Dog Valley hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This small community has significantly lower rates of formal schooling and higher degrees than both the state and the rest of Australia.

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Where Wild Dog Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wild Dog Valley — lower than 80% of areas.

Wild Dog Valley7.4%
3953, VIC 15.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas; only 41.7% of residents did so, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. About 21% of people finished Year 11, and another 21% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% —

Lower than 59% 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 Wild Dog Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 11 20.8% Year 10 20.8% Year 9 or below 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare in the area, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 19.4%. The proportion of residents with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.4% —

Lower than 80% 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 Wild Dog Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.

Certificate III / IV 19.4% Bachelor degree 12.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Architecture and building, Agriculture and environment, and Education each making up 19.4% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Wild Dog Valley splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Education at 23%.

Architecture & building 19.4% Agriculture & environment 19.4% Education 19.4% Health 16.1% Management & commerce 9.7%

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 in this regard 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).

Schools in and around Wild Dog Valley — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22783/wild-dog-valley/topic/education