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Daylesford - Hepburn Springs · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs

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

Far more residents in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This trend is driven by a huge surge in qualifications, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping from 7.9% in 2011 to 29.1% in 2021.

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Where Daylesford - Hepburn Springs sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.1% ▲ +268.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Daylesford - Hepburn Springs — higher than 94% of areas.

Daylesford - Hepburn Springs29.1%
3460, VIC 29.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The share of people who finished Year 12 rose by 28 points since 2011 to reach 56.4%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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56.4% ▲ +97.7%

Higher than 89% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 15%.

Year 12 56.4% Year 10 13.7% Year 11 11.9% Year 9 or below 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 29.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is led by those with bachelor degrees at 27.0% and postgraduate degrees at 10.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.1% ▲ +268.5%

Higher than 94% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 27.0% Certificate III / IV 18.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3% Postgraduate degree 10.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce and society and culture, each held by 14.5% of residents. Education and health follow closely, at 10.6% and 10.5% respectively.

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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215029/daylesford-hepburn-springs/topic/education