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Blind Bight · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Blind Bight

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

Over half of qualified adults in Blind Bight hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a strong focus on trade and technical skills. While university degrees are far less common than the state average, the number of people finishing high school has grown since 2011.

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Where Blind Bight sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.2% ▲ +44.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Blind Bight — lower than 66% of areas.

Blind Bight9.2%
3980, VIC 9.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 8.2 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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39.9% ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 54% 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 Blind Bight, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 39.9% Year 10 23.4% Year 11 18.5% Year 9 or below 12.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 55% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.2% ▲ +44.2%

Lower than 66% 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 Blind Bight, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 55.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Bachelor degree 10.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.8% Postgraduate degree 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 20.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and architecture and building at 11.3%.

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 Blind Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215014/blind-bight/topic/education