50.7% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leopold · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Leopold
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the people in Leopold have finished Year 12, marking a significant jump from a decade ago. While university degrees are much more common here than in similar areas, the number remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population has completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose 22 points since 2011. However, this is still far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leopold, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. While this is much higher than in similar areas, it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.2% ▲ +186.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Leopold, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213009/leopold/topic/education