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Newstead · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Newstead

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

A growing number of highly qualified residents now live in Newstead, with university degrees becoming much more common. Over the last decade, the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped by 12 percentage points to reach 24.9%. This shift reflects a community that is becoming more educated than most similar areas.

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Where Newstead sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.9% ▲ +88.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Newstead — higher than 89% of areas.

Newstead24.9%
3462, VIC 25.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen 17 points since 2011 to reach 52.1%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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52.1% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 84% 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 Newstead, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 52.1% Year 10 16.4% Year 11 13.7% Year 9 or below 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About one quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little below the national average of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 28% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.9% ▲ +88.3%

Higher than 89% 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 Newstead, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 28.0% Bachelor degree 23.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.1% Postgraduate degree 6.2% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Newstead are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 14%. Engineering and society and culture both follow closely at 13.4%.

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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221054/newstead/topic/education