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Lake Boga · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lake Boga

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

Lake Boga (L) sits around the middle of similar areas for its education levels, though it trails far behind state and national figures. Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and the share of people finishing Year 12 has fallen slightly since 2011.

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Where Lake Boga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▼ -13.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Boga — higher than 52% of areas.

Lake Boga11.6%
3584, VIC 10.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 38.7% finishing their final year. This is 20 percentage points below the Australian figure and represents a slight drop from 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.7% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% 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 Lake Boga, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 38.7% Year 10 19.8% Year 11 16.2% Year 9 or below 12.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational certificates are the most common top qualifications at 37.8%. The proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the Victorian average, sitting at 11.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▼ -13.9%

Higher than 52% 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 Lake Boga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 37.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Bachelor degree 12.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.9% Postgraduate degree 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by health at 11.9% and society and culture at 10.8%.

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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221039/lake-boga/topic/education