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Education & Qualifications in Mount Egerton

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

Higher education is more common in Mount Egerton than in most similar areas, though school completion rates remain low. About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these numbers are much higher than in similar places, they are still well below the national figure.

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📍 Mount Egerton, Urban Centre

Where Mount Egerton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.1% ▲ +2.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Egerton — higher than 79% of areas.

Mount Egerton19.1%
3352, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 47.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure, though the rate has risen 5.3 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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47.1% ▲ +12.8%

Higher than 74% 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 Mount Egerton, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 47.1% Year 10 18.0% Year 11 15.2% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.1%, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the state average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 28.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.1% ▲ +2.5%

Higher than 79% 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 Mount Egerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 28.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.3% Bachelor degree 15.3% Postgraduate degree 8.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Mount Egerton are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.9%. Engineering and society and culture both follow closely at 15.8%.

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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222057/mount-egerton/topic/education