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Violet Town · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Violet Town

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

Violet Town sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it trails significantly behind state and national figures. Only 36.6% of residents have completed Year 12, a level that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Violet Town, Urban Centre

Where Violet Town sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.6% ▲ +20.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Violet Town — higher than 58% of areas.

Violet Town12.6%
3669, VIC 16.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people in Violet Town finished high school compared to the Victorian average of 61.8%. While 36.6% completed Year 12, about 19.6% of residents stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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36.6% ▲ +1.3%

Lower than 56% 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 Violet Town, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 36.6% Year 10 19.6% Year 11 14.7% Year 9 or below 13.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.6% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 58% 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 Violet Town, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Bachelor degree 13.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Postgraduate degree 2.8% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 12.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.4%.

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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221077/violet-town/topic/education