55.0% ▲ +124.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marong · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Marong
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 Marong, held by 46.8% of residents. While the area has seen a huge jump in school and degree completions over the last decade, overall levels remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents have now completed Year 12, a figure that rose by 30 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the 55.0% rate is still well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marong, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.6%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 4.7% of the population held a degree.
15.6% ▲ +233.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Marong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Marong are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 16.5%. Society and culture follow at 15.0%, while Management and commerce account for 12.7%.
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 Marong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221046/marong/topic/education