53.9% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lara · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Lara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of study are becoming more common for people in Lara, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing to 19.2%. While these figures are much higher than in similar areas, they remain well below the Victorian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Lara are finishing high school, with the rate of Year 12 completions rising 26 points since 2011 to reach 53.9%. Despite this growth, this figure is still well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lara, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of residents with a university degree has grown significantly, rising 13 points since 2011 to 19.2%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is far below the state average of 29.2%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 36.7%.
19.2% ▲ +228.5%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People's qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 17.2% and Management and commerce at 16.4%.
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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213008/lara/topic/education