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Education & Qualifications in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

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

Nearly 32% of adults in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the most highly qualified of similar places. This represents a significant shift over the last decade, as the proportion of residents with university degrees rose by 21 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

31.9% ▲ +202.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads — higher than 98% of areas.

Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads31.9%
3226, VIC 30.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have climbed steeply to 62.6% since 2011, which is well above the national figure. This is among the highest levels for Year 12 completion compared to similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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62.6% ▲ +79.0%

Higher than 96% 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 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 62.6% Year 11 13.8% Year 10 11.7% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification level is high, with 31.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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31.9% ▲ +202.5%

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 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 29.9% Certificate III / IV 22.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Postgraduate degree 8.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5% Certificate I / II 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by health at 14.2% and education at 13.5%.

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 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212004/ocean-grove-barwon-heads/topic/education