46.0% ▲ +133.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tangambalanga · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Tangambalanga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump of 26 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a significant shift in education for Tangambalanga. While school completion is now higher than in most similar areas, the region still falls far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly 46% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 21.5% and Year 11 at 18.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tangambalanga, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 12.5% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 51.1%.
12.5% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tangambalanga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Tangambalanga are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.9%. Other notable areas include Society and Culture at 13.6% and Education at 13.1%.
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 Tangambalanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222091/tangambalanga/topic/education