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Education & Qualifications in Dinner Plain

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

Nearly three-quarters of residents in Dinner Plain have completed Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This represents a huge jump in school completion since 2011 and aligns with a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.

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Where Dinner Plain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

30.4% ▲ +135.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dinner Plain — higher than 96% of areas.

Dinner Plain30.4%
3898, VIC 16.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The share of people who finished Year 12 rose by 36 points since 2011 to reach 73.4%. This is far above both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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73.4% ▲ +94.4%

Higher than 99% 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 Dinner Plain, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 9%.

Year 12 73.4% Year 11 8.3% Year 10 6.4% Year 9 or below 3.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 30.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3% and is a significant increase from 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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30.4% ▲ +135.5%

Higher than 96% 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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Dinner Plain splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (26%) and Certificate III / IV (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.

Bachelor degree 21.4% Certificate III / IV 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 10.7% Postgraduate degree 9.5% Certificate I / II 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by health and education, which each account for 11.9% of qualifications.

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 Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222018/dinner-plain/topic/education