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Education & Qualifications in Willatook

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates Willatook from Victoria in high school completion rates. Only 37.5% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This trend is reflected in the local qualification levels, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Willatook, Suburb / Locality

Where Willatook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Willatook — lower than 99% of areas.

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3283, VIC 20.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.5% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. Many residents left school earlier, with 27.5% reaching Year 11 and 17.5% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 70% 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 Willatook, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 37.5% Year 11 27.5% Year 10 17.5% Year 9 or below 17.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in this area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Instead, most people hold a Certificate III or IV (46.4%) or a diploma (28.6%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Willatook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate I / II (19%).

Certificate III / IV 46.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 28.6% Certificate I / II 17.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Willatook are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management both at 17.9%. Agriculture and environment and Education follow at 14.3% each.

Field of qualification

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Willatook splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Agriculture & environment at 19%.

Engineering & related 17.9% Management & commerce 17.9% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Education 14.3% Society & culture 10.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).

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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 Willatook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22787/willatook/topic/education