32.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dimboola · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Dimboola
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Dimboola, where 35.3% of adults hold one. The area has a much lower level of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state. This trend is reflected in the fact that only 32.1% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, with the local rate of 32.1% sitting 30 points below the state figure. While this has risen slightly since 2011, about 18.5% of residents still left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dimboola, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common in Dimboola than across Australia, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is 17 points below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Dimboola, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related services at 16.4%, followed by health at 12.5%. Management and commerce, education, and society and culture also make up significant shares of the local skill set.
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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215030/dimboola/topic/education