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Bundalong · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Bundalong

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

Trade certificates are the most common qualification in Bundalong, with 40.3% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. While university degrees have become more common over the last decade, the area still sees far fewer people finishing high school compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Bundalong, Urban Centre

Where Bundalong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.1% ▲ +139.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bundalong — higher than 68% of areas.

Bundalong15.1%
3730, VIC 11.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This rate has risen slightly by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.7% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 50% 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 Bundalong, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 38.7% Year 10 25.1% Year 11 17.5% Year 9 or below 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, though the 15.1% with a bachelor degree or higher remains far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.1% ▲ +139.3%

Higher than 68% 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 Bundalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 40.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2% Bachelor degree 13.6% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8% and health at 14.5%.

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 Bundalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222012/bundalong/topic/education