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Education & Qualifications in Port Fairy

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

A massive leap in higher learning has seen Port Fairy's education levels climb rapidly since 2011. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 20 percentage points over the decade, while Year 12 completion rates jumped by 30 points in the same period.

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Where Port Fairy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.3% ▲ +292.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Fairy — higher than 92% of areas.

Port Fairy27.3%
3284, VIC 25.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 55% of residents have completed Year 12—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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55.0% ▲ +122.3%

Higher than 88% 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 Port Fairy, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 55.0% Year 11 14.1% Year 10 12.4% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 27.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the national figure of 26.3% and puts Port Fairy among the highest areas at this level.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.3% ▲ +292.9%

Higher than 92% 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 Port Fairy, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 27.5% Certificate III / IV 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Postgraduate degree 7.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.2% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of qualification at 14.6%, followed by education at 12.4% and management and commerce at 12%.

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 Port Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215069/port-fairy/topic/education