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Education & Qualifications in Torquay - Jan Juc

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

A highly educated population defines Torquay - Jan Juc, where more than a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This trend is part of a significant shift in the area's academic profile, as university qualifications and high school completion rates have both surged over the last decade.

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Where Torquay - Jan Juc sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

35.6% ▲ +161.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Torquay - Jan Juc — higher than 99% of areas.

Torquay - Jan Juc35.6%
3228, VIC 35.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has climbed sharply since 2011, with 68.1% of residents now having finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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68.1% ▲ +74.3%

Higher than 99% 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 Torquay - Jan Juc, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 13%.

Year 12 68.1% Year 11 12.6% Year 10 9.9% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen 22 points since 2011 to reach 35.6%. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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35.6% ▲ +161.7%

Higher than 99% 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 Torquay - Jan Juc, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 33.2% Certificate III / IV 21.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Postgraduate degree 9.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.4% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by health at 13.2% and education at 12.7%.

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 Torquay - Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212007/torquay-jan-juc/topic/education