44.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woori Yallock - Launching Place · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Woori Yallock - Launching Place have completed Year 12, though this figure has risen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. While school completion is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures. This creates a landscape where practical certificates are more common than university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23.4% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 12.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
44.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Woori Yallock - Launching Place, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.9% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of those with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.9% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Woori Yallock - Launching Place, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and architecture and building at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woori Yallock - Launching Place [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215093/woori-yallock-launching-place/topic/education