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Mallacoota · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mallacoota

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

A significant jump in school completions marks the recent shift in Mallacoota, where the rate of people finishing Year 12 rose by 16 percentage points since 2011. While the area has more university graduates than most similar places, these figures remain well below the Victorian and national averages.

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📍 Mallacoota, Urban Centre

Where Mallacoota sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.3% ▲ +39.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mallacoota — higher than 84% of areas.

Mallacoota21.3%
3892, VIC 22.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is still far below the Victoria figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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49.4% ▲ +47.4%

Higher than 78% 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 Mallacoota, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 49.4% Year 10 18.5% Year 11 13.3% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 21.3% since 2011, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.3% ▲ +39.1%

Higher than 84% 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 Mallacoota, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 29.5% Bachelor degree 19.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Postgraduate degree 7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.4% Certificate I / II 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 12.9%, followed by engineering and related fields 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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221044/mallacoota/topic/education