32.8% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakes Entrance · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Lakes Entrance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Lakes Entrance compared to the rest of the state. While 32.8% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, education levels are improving, with both school and university completion rates rising since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a trend upward from 2011, though many residents still left school earlier, with 23.5% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state average, though it is a significant increase from 5.9% in 2011. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 35.2%.
10.4% ▲ +77.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related services at 15.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.5%.
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 Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214014/lakes-entrance/topic/education