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Education & Qualifications in Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part)

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

Higher levels of schooling have risen since 2011 in Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part), though overall attainment remains quite low. Only 24.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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Where Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.9% ▲ +45.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) — lower than 82% of areas.

Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part)6.9%
3580, VIC 6.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 rose by 6.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.6%, but this is still among the lowest levels for this area. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 for 29.3% of people.

Completed Year 12

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24.6% ▲ +32.1%

Lower than 90% 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 Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part), the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 10 29.3% Year 12 24.6% Year 9 or below 20.3% Year 11 14.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% ▲ +45.1%

Lower 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 Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 43.9% Bachelor degree 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 1.9% Postgraduate degree 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 18.3% studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include health at 11.3% and management and commerce at 8.4%.

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 Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215009/barham-koondrook/topic/education