Melbourne · Urban Area

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.0%2021

Melbourne's bachelor+ is 33.0% — among the highest in the country, far higher than the typical urban area (15.1%).

It ranks 4th of 111 urban areas nationally — higher than 96% of them.

Melbourne has a higher bachelor+ than nearby Castlemaine, Gisborne and Geelong.

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📍 Melbourne, Urban Area

Trend across censuses

30.0%32.0%34.0%36.0%202133.0%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Melbourne sits

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne — higher than 96% of areas.

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Adults with a bachelor degree or higher in nearby areas

  1. Castlemaine30.5%
  2. Gisborne27.3%
  3. Geelong25.5%
  4. Ballarat23.3%
  5. Bendigo20.3%
  6. Bacchus Marsh17.7%
  7. Warragul - Drouin17.1%
  8. Shepparton - Mooroopna15.1%
  9. Traralgon - Morwell13.6%
  10. Moe - Newborough9.2%

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