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Education & Qualifications in Ararat

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

Fewer people in Ararat have completed high school or university compared to the wider state. While 38.7% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, school completion rates have risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Ararat, Urban Centre

Where Ararat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.7% ▲ +35.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ararat — higher than 52% of areas.

Ararat11.7%
3377, VIC 11.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a mixed result, as the number of people finishing school has risen since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.7% ▲ +27.1%

Higher than 50% 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 Ararat, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 38.7% Year 10 18.9% Year 11 17.4% Year 9 or below 17.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.7%, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 37.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.7% ▲ +35.3%

Higher than 52% 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 Ararat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 37.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 15.4% Postgraduate degree 4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.7% and health at 13.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.6%.

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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214001/ararat/topic/education