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Enfield · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Enfield

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

More residents in Enfield (L) have completed secondary school and university degrees than in most similar areas. However, the area has seen a sharp decline in educational attainment over the last decade, with those finishing Year 12 falling by 15 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Enfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% ▼ -46.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Enfield — higher than 62% of areas.

Enfield13.6%
3352, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 42.7% of people finished Year 12, this is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About a quarter of residents peaked at Year 10, and 10.8% finished school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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42.7% ▼ -25.9%

Higher than 62% 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 Enfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 42.7% Year 10 25.4% Year 11 14.5% Year 9 or below 10.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 25.4% of adults had these qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% ▼ -46.6%

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).

Highest qualification level

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In Enfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 39.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.4% Bachelor degree 13.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.5% Certificate I / II 2.5% Postgraduate degree 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 16% and engineering at 15.1%. Other frequent fields include management and commerce, architecture and building, and health.

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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222023/enfield/topic/education