61.8% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beveridge · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Beveridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 9 points separates the proportion of university graduates in Beveridge from the Victorian average. While 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the area has seen a strong climb in basic schooling, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 22 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.8% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the state average and a little above the national level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beveridge, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 19.9% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Victorian and national figures. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 33.3%.
19.9% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Beveridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
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 Beveridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215013/beveridge/topic/education