36.6% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camperdown · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Camperdown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Camperdown since 2011. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished Year 12 than people across the state, the number of adults with a university degree has nearly doubled over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though this rose 13 points since 2011. Year 12 is the most common highest year of school completed, followed by Year 9 or below at 19.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camperdown, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of residents.
12.9% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Camperdown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Camperdown are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 13.9%. Health is a close second at 13.3%, followed by Education at 10.9%.
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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215018/camperdown/topic/education