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Heywood · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Heywood

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

Fewer people in Heywood have completed high school or university than in most other areas, which shapes the local skill set. Only 27.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This means a larger proportion of the community relies on trade certificates or earlier school leaver levels for their working lives.

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📍 Heywood, Urban Centre

Where Heywood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.7% ▼ -65.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Heywood — lower than 91% of areas.

Heywood4.7%
3304, VIC 6.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure of 58.8%, having dropped nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. About 22.1% of residents topped out at Year 10, while 18.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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27.1% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 87% 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 Heywood, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 12 27.1% Year 10 22.1% Year 9 or below 18.8% Year 11 17.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% ▼ -65.5%

Lower than 91% 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 Heywood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 40.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.8% Bachelor degree 6.3% Certificate I / II 4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.3% Postgraduate degree 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 12.5%, followed by management and commerce at 10% and society and culture at 9.8%.

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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/education