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Education & Qualifications in Anglesea

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

Nearly 40% of adults in Anglesea hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the town among the most qualified areas of its kind. This high level of education is a recent shift, with the number of university-qualified residents climbing sharply since 2011.

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Where Anglesea sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

39.6% ▲ +63.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Anglesea — higher than 99% of areas.

Anglesea39.6%
3230, VIC 39.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion has risen 16 points since 2011, and now 64.6% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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64.6% ▲ +32.1%

Higher than 98% 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 Anglesea, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 64.6% Year 11 14.1% Year 10 10.2% Year 9 or below 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical resident is far more likely to have a university degree than people in the rest of Victoria, with 39.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure rose 15 points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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39.6% ▲ +63.6%

Higher than 99% 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 Anglesea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Postgraduate degree 13.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5% Certificate I / II 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by education at 14% and health at 13.4%.

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 Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215003/anglesea/topic/education