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Toora · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Toora

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

Far fewer people in Toora have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 30.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap when compared to the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This decline in school completion is part of a broader trend of falling qualification levels in the area.

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📍 Toora, Urban Centre

Where Toora sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% ▼ -42.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Toora — higher than 56% of areas.

Toora12.3%
3962, VIC 13.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has fallen by 25 points since 2011 to reach 30.9%, a figure far below the national average. About 19.8% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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30.9% ▼ -44.2%

Lower than 76% 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 Toora, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 11 (22%).

Year 12 30.9% Year 9 or below 19.8% Year 11 18.9% Year 10 18.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% ▼ -42.6%

Higher than 56% 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 Toora, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 35.7% Bachelor degree 15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.2% Postgraduate degree 4.6% Certificate I / II 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 15.8%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 10.2%.

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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222093/toora/topic/education