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Mellool · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mellool

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

Higher education is surprisingly common in Mellool, where a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, far fewer people have finished high school compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Mellool, Suburb / Locality

Where Mellool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mellool — higher than 79% of areas.

Mellool25.7%
2734, NSW 16.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.

Completed Year 12

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42.9% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mellool, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 42.9% Year 11 22.9% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 25.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national rate.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.7% —

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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 Mellool, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (29%).

Bachelor degree 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are heavily focused on the land, with 41.7% of people studying agriculture and environment, followed by 16.7% in engineering.

Field of qualification

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In Mellool, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 59%; Engineering & related is next at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 41.7% Engineering & related 16.7% Health 12.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Mellool — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mellool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12572/mellool/topic/education