86.4% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 86.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baw Baw Village · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An impressive 86.4% of people in Baw Baw Village finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This represents a huge jump from 2016, when only 30.4% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 86.4% of residents reaching this level. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
86.4% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Baw Baw Village, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has fallen sharply since 2011, when it sat at 42.9%.
13.6% ▼ -68.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Baw Baw Village splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (36%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Bachelor degree at 27%.
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is management and commerce, accounting for 14.3% of the group.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baw Baw Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222004/baw-baw-village/topic/education