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Education & Qualifications in Kaniva

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Kaniva, held by 41.8% of residents. The area has a lower rate of formal schooling and degrees compared to the rest of the state. Only 32.6% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average.

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Where Kaniva sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▼ -10.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kaniva — higher than 51% of areas.

Kaniva11.6%
3419, VIC 12.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with the figure falling 3.9 points since 2011 to 32.6%. About 22% of residents stopped their schooling at either Year 10 or Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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32.6% ▼ -10.7%

Lower than 70% 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 Kaniva, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (24%).

Year 12 32.6% Year 11 22.0% Year 10 22.0% Year 9 or below 16.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, which is far below the state figure of 29.2%. This level of higher education has fallen slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 51% 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 Kaniva, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 41.8% Bachelor degree 18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5% Postgraduate degree 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Kaniva are spread across several fields, with education at 15.1% and health at 14.4% being the most frequent. Engineering and related studies follow at 11.9%.

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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221037/kaniva/topic/education