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Education & Qualifications in Halls Gap

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

A huge jump in learning has occurred in Halls Gap, where more people have finished school and earned degrees than ever before. Since 2011, the share of people finishing Year 12 rose by 35 points to 57.7%, while those with a bachelor degree or higher jumped 21 points to 25.0%.

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📍 Halls Gap, Urban Centre

Where Halls Gap sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% ▲ +552.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Gap — higher than 89% of areas.

Halls Gap25.0%
3381, VIC 23.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is now at 57.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas despite being well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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57.7% ▲ +157.6%

Higher than 91% 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 Halls Gap, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 57.7% Year 11 13.1% Year 10 10.8% Year 9 or below 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a rate much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 27.0%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% ▲ +552.1%

Higher than 89% 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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Halls Gap splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 27.0% Bachelor degree 25.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.1% Postgraduate degree 6.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 13.5%, followed by engineering and management at 10.2% each.

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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222032/halls-gap/topic/education