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Apollo Bay · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Apollo Bay

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

A gap of 10 percentage points separates Apollo Bay from the national average in Year 12 completion. While the town's education levels are much higher than most similar areas, they remain well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This trend is improving, with a significant rise in both school and university qualifications over the last decade.

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Where Apollo Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.3% ▲ +45.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Apollo Bay — higher than 82% of areas.

Apollo Bay20.3%
3233, VIC 24.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people have finished high school here than in the wider state, with 48.5% completing Year 12. However, this figure rose 9.8 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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48.5% ▲ +25.5%

Higher than 76% 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 Apollo Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 48.5% Year 10 15.9% Year 11 14.1% Year 9 or below 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.3%, which is much higher than in similar areas but well below the 26.3% national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.3% ▲ +45.5%

Higher than 82% 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 Apollo Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 27.4% Bachelor degree 18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 7.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.6% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Education and Management and Commerce both at 11.6%. Engineering and related fields follow closely at 11%.

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 Apollo Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215004/apollo-bay/topic/education