40.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warneet · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Warneet have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 40% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade and vocational skills than university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40%, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. While this is much lower than the state and national figures, the rate has risen 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
40.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Warneet, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.1% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Warneet, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (15.6%), followed by management and commerce at 11.8% and architecture and building at 11.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warneet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221078/warneet/topic/education