57.0% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilcunda · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kilcunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 13% jump in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a trend of rising education levels in Kilcunda. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the community still trails the Victorian and national figures for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 57% by 2021, though this remains well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is much higher than most similar areas, with 16.3% of residents finishing Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilcunda, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.5% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average of 26.3%. The number of people with these degrees rose 7.4 points since 2011.
24.5% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kilcunda splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Education at 15% and Management and Commerce at 14.6%. Other common areas of study include Engineering and Society and Culture, both at 11.4%.
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 Kilcunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222040/kilcunda/topic/education