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Corryong · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Corryong

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

Higher school completion rates have marked the recent trend in Corryong, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 11 percentage points since 2011. While many residents hold trade certificates, the town’s educational profile remains far below state and national figures. Today, 35.2% of the community has completed Year 12.

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📍 Corryong, Urban Centre

Where Corryong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.2% ▲ +88.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corryong — higher than 55% of areas.

Corryong12.2%
3707 crosses VIC/NSW 12.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is the most common highest school year reached, though 19.7% of the population stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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35.2% ▲ +46.4%

Lower than 61% 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 Corryong, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 12 35.2% Year 10 19.7% Year 9 or below 16.7% Year 11 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.2%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.2% ▲ +88.4%

Higher than 55% 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 Corryong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.1% Bachelor degree 14.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Postgraduate degree 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Corryong are spread across several fields, with health (12.9%) and engineering (12.4%) being the most frequent. Education (11%) and management and commerce (8.7%) also represent significant shares of the local study fields.

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 Corryong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215027/corryong/topic/education