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Education & Qualifications in Mount Victoria

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

A third of adults in Mount Victoria hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated local population. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a community where high-level qualifications are common. Educational attainment has climbed significantly across the board over the last decade.

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📍 Mount Victoria, Urban Centre

Where Mount Victoria sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.4% ▲ +136.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Victoria — higher than 98% of areas.

Mount Victoria32.4%
2786, NSW 32.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have surged since 2011, with 63.5% of residents now having finished Year 12. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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63.5% ▲ +53.0%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mount Victoria, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 63.5% Year 10 21.4% Year 11 5.8% Year 9 or below 5.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has risen 19 points since 2011 to reach 32.4%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the New South Wales average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.4% ▲ +136.1%

Higher than 98% of urban centre 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 Mount Victoria, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 29.4% Certificate III / IV 24.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 11.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in society and culture are the most common at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4% and engineering at 10.6%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/education