CensusAtlas

Healesville · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Healesville

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

Higher education is becoming more common in Healesville, with the share of adults holding university degrees rising 6.0 points since 2011. While more people are finishing school than in the past, the area still sees far fewer residents completing Year 12 compared to the state average.

Open map →
📍 Healesville, Urban Centre

Where Healesville sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.7% ▲ +51.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Healesville — higher than 76% of areas.

Healesville17.7%
3777, VIC 18.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this is an improvement for Healesville, as the rate rose 8.6 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

47.3% ▲ +22.3%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Healesville, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 47.3% Year 10 18.5% Year 11 14.7% Year 9 or below 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A typical adult here is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV than a degree, with 34.3% holding these certificates. While 17.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

17.7% ▲ +51.7%

Higher than 76% 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

View on map →

In Healesville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 34.3% Bachelor degree 19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Healesville are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.3%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 12.9%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Healesville

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Healesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214009/healesville/topic/education