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Education & Qualifications in Metung

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

A gap of 11 percentage points separates Metung from the Victorian average for Year 12 completions. While the area falls well below state and national figures for schooling and degrees, it has seen a significant shift toward higher education over the last decade.

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Where Metung sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.8% ▲ +232.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Metung — higher than 85% of areas.

Metung21.8%
3904, VIC 21.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains far below the Victorian average. This figure has risen sharply by 23 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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50.8% ▲ +81.9%

Higher than 81% 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 Metung, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 50.8% Year 10 17.7% Year 11 14.3% Year 9 or below 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.8% of the population, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011. While this is much higher than in similar areas, it is still well below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.8% ▲ +232.0%

Higher than 85% 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 Metung, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 28.2% Bachelor degree 22.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.4% Postgraduate degree 6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.

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 Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215055/metung/topic/education