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Education & Qualifications in Sawmill Settlement

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

A massive 38 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks the recent educational shift in Sawmill Settlement. This small area has seen its residents become much more qualified over the last decade, with a growing number of adults now holding university degrees.

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📍 Sawmill Settlement, Urban Centre

Where Sawmill Settlement sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.0% ▲ +304.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sawmill Settlement — higher than 90% of areas.

Sawmill Settlement26.0%
3723, VIC 19.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who finished Year 12 has risen to 61.5%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure and among the highest for similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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61.5% ▲ +164.3%

Higher than 95% 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 Sawmill Settlement, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 12%.

Year 12 61.5% Year 11 10.4% Year 10 7.3% Year 9 or below 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees or higher are now held by 26% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 6.4% of adults had such a qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.0% ▲ +304.4%

Higher 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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Sawmill Settlement splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 24.0% Bachelor degree 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.9% Postgraduate degree 6.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 11%.

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 Sawmill Settlement [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222082/sawmill-settlement/topic/education