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Swan Hill · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Swan Hill

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

More people in Swan Hill finished Year 12 in 2021 than in 2011, though overall school and university rates remain low. While 44.0% of residents completed their final year of school, this is far below the national figure. This trend toward better school completion sits alongside a slight drop in adults holding university degrees.

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📍 Swan Hill, Urban Centre

Where Swan Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.3% ▼ -11.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Swan Hill — higher than 61% of areas.

Swan Hill13.3%
3585, VIC 13.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.0%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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44.0% ▲ +9.5%

Higher than 66% 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 Swan Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 44.0% Year 10 17.1% Year 11 15.3% Year 9 or below 15.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a fall of 1.7 percentage points since 2011, and most people instead hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.3% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 61% 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 Swan Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 35.0% Bachelor degree 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.7% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.4%, followed closely by engineering and health.

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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213014/swan-hill/topic/education