41.0% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hazeldene · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of qualified adults in Hazeldene hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people have finished high school than in 2011, the community generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to the rest of Victoria.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is an improvement over the last decade, as the rate rose 8.5 points since 2011.
41.0% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hazeldene, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (15%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.1%, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has fallen slightly by 2.6 points since 2011.
9.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Hazeldene, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.2%, followed by Society and culture at 13.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hazeldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222034/hazeldene/topic/education