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Education & Qualifications in Beaconsfield Upper

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

More people in Beaconsfield Upper have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago. The proportion of residents who finished Year 12 rose by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, and 22.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Beaconsfield Upper, Urban Centre

Where Beaconsfield Upper sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.1% ▲ +19.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beaconsfield Upper — higher than 86% of areas.

Beaconsfield Upper22.1%
3808, VIC 22.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 59.1% of people finished Year 12, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and roughly the same as the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.1% ▲ +14.0%

Higher than 92% 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 Beaconsfield Upper, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 59.1% Year 10 15.7% Year 11 13.5% Year 9 or below 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 22.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Victorian and national figures. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.1% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 86% 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 Beaconsfield Upper, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.5% Bachelor degree 22.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.1% Postgraduate degree 7.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 16.3%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.8%.

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 Beaconsfield Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215010/beaconsfield-upper/topic/education