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Eldorado · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Eldorado

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

A gap of 27 percentage points separates Eldorado from Victoria in the proportion of people who finished Year 12. While school completion rates remain far below the national figure, the area has seen a significant shift toward higher qualifications over the last decade.

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📍 Eldorado, Urban Centre

Where Eldorado sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.6% ▲ +286.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Eldorado — higher than 75% of areas.

Eldorado17.6%
3746, VIC 17.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this has risen 18 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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35.3% ▲ +103.3%

Lower than 61% 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 Eldorado, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 35.3% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 15.2% Year 11 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed 13 points to 17.6% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.6% ▲ +286.6%

Higher than 75% 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 Eldorado, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 41.9% Bachelor degree 15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.4% Postgraduate degree 5.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 18.9%, followed by education at 15.5%.

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 Eldorado [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222022/eldorado/topic/education