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Porepunkah · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Porepunkah

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

About 36% of adults in Porepunkah hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While these figures are much higher than in most similar areas, they remain well below the national and state levels.

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📍 Porepunkah, Urban Centre

Where Porepunkah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.8% ▲ +66.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Porepunkah — higher than 78% of areas.

Porepunkah18.8%
3740, VIC 21.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the population has completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this has improved significantly, rising 14 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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50.8% ▲ +39.4%

Higher than 81% 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 Porepunkah, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 21%.

Year 12 50.8% Year 11 19.6% Year 10 15.4% Year 9 or below 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.8%, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian average. This has grown by 7.5 points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.8% ▲ +66.7%

Higher than 78% 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 Porepunkah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 36.4% Bachelor degree 19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5% Postgraduate degree 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies (14.7%) and Management and commerce (14.5%) being the most common.

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 Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221059/porepunkah/topic/education