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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Ballarat North - Invermay Park, 50.4% of females aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2021. This was greater than the City of Greater Bendigo.
Ballarat North - Invermay Park's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'
| Highest level of secondary schooling completed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat North - Invermay Park - Total females (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Level of schooling | Number | % | City of Greater Bendigo % | Number | % | City of Greater Bendigo % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Year 8 or below | 118 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 164 | 6.5 | 6.0 | -46 |
| Year 9 or equivalent | 196 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 217 | 8.6 | 7.8 | -21 |
| Year 10 or equivalent | 421 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 415 | 16.4 | 17.7 | +6 |
| Year 11 or equivalent | 402 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 395 | 15.6 | 14.3 | +7 |
| Year 12 or equivalent | 1,294 | 50.4 | 49.2 | 1,169 | 46.1 | 44.2 | +125 |
| Did not go to school | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | -- | 0.5 | +5 |
| Not stated | 132 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 177 | 7.0 | 9.5 | -45 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,568 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,537 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +31 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the female population in Ballarat North - Invermay Park in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a lower proportion of females who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a higher proportion of females who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 28.8% of the female population left school at Year 10 or below, and 50.4% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 29.8% and 49.2% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.
The major differences between the level of schooling attained by the female population in Ballarat North - Invermay Park and the City of Greater Bendigo were:
- A larger percentage of females who completed year 11 or equivalent (15.7% compared to 14.1%)
- A larger percentage of females who completed year 12 or equivalent (50.4% compared to 49.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the level of schooling attained by the female population in Ballarat North - Invermay Park, between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Year 12 or equivalent (+125 females)
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