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Education & Qualifications in Ballarat

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

More than half of Ballarat residents have now completed Year 12, marking a significant jump from 43.5% in 2011. While the city's education levels are much higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the typical figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Ballarat, Urban Centre

Where Ballarat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.3% ▲ +47.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — higher than 87% of areas.

Ballarat23.3%
3350, VIC 27.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen to 52.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still 9 percentage points below the Victorian average. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 15.8% and Year 11 at 13.6%.

Completed Year 12

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52.8% ▲ +21.2%

Higher than 85% 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 Ballarat, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 52.8% Year 10 15.8% Year 11 13.6% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.3% of adults, a figure that has climbed 7.5 points since 2011. This is much higher than in similar areas, but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.3% ▲ +47.2%

Higher than 87% 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 Ballarat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 29.7% Bachelor degree 24.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.9% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.4% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.1%, followed closely by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 13.4%.

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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL203001/ballarat/topic/education