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Education & Qualifications in Powelltown

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

A sharp drop in formal schooling and degrees marks the recent trend in Powelltown. Since 2011, the share of people who finished Year 12 has fallen by 14 points, and those with university degrees have dropped by 12 points. This has left the town with education levels far below the state and national figures.

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Where Powelltown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.0% ▼ -70.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Powelltown — lower than 90% of areas.

Powelltown5.0%
3797, VIC 12.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 28% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% ▼ -31.5%

Lower than 78% 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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Powelltown splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 11 at 21%.

Year 12 30.4% Year 10 28.0% Year 11 18.5% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 26.3% nationally. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.0% ▼ -70.9%

Lower than 90% 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 Powelltown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 41.1% Bachelor degree 9.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.9%. Management and society and culture follow at 11.6% each, while 9.5% have studied agriculture and the environment.

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 Powelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222074/powelltown/topic/education