43.9% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shepparton - Mooroopna · Urban Area
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About the same as similar areas, Shepparton - Mooroopna has a mix of education levels, though it sits far below the state and national figures for high school and university completion. While 43.9% of residents finished Year 12, this figure has risen by 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is the most common highest school level, followed by 16.7% who finished Year 10.
43.9% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Shepparton - Mooroopna, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (18%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 32.1%.
15.1% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 50% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Shepparton - Mooroopna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 13.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.0% and Health at 12.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shepparton - Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2016/shepparton-mooroopna/topic/education