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Education & Qualifications in Mansfield

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

Far fewer people in Mansfield have finished high school compared to the state or national average, though levels of education are climbing. While only 46.2% of residents have completed Year 12, this is a significant jump from 27% just ten years ago. The town is now seeing more residents with higher qualifications than in many similar areas.

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📍 Mansfield, Urban Centre

Where Mansfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% ▲ +141.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mansfield — higher than 74% of areas.

Mansfield17.0%
3722, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, but it has rose 19 points since 2011. Currently, 46.2% of residents finished Year 12, while 17.1% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.2% ▲ +71.5%

Higher than 72% 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 Mansfield, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 46.2% Year 10 17.1% Year 11 16.4% Year 9 or below 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is still well below the national average of 26.3%, but it has rose 9.9 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.0% ▲ +141.0%

Higher than 74% 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 Mansfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 35.4% Bachelor degree 18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.

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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215053/mansfield/topic/education