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Gunbower · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Gunbower

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

Fewer people in Gunbower have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 29.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This creates a local landscape where practical, trade-based certificates are far more common than university degrees.

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📍 Gunbower, Urban Centre

Where Gunbower sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1% ▼ -67.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gunbower — lower than 74% of areas.

Gunbower8.1%
3566, VIC 7.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, with only 29.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas and has dropped 13 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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29.8% ▼ -30.3%

Lower than 80% 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 Gunbower, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 12 29.8% Year 10 21.2% Year 9 or below 20.8% Year 11 18.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 41.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% ▼ -67.0%

Lower than 74% 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 Gunbower, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 41.6% Bachelor degree 19.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in agriculture and the environment are the most frequent at 13.9%. Other common fields include management and commerce at 11.9%, and society and culture at 10.9%.

Field of qualification

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Gunbower splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (19%) and Management & commerce (16%), with Society & culture at 15%.

Agriculture & environment 13.9% Management & commerce 11.9% Society & culture 10.9% Engineering & related 9.9% Education 9.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.9% Health 7.9%

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 Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222031/gunbower/topic/education