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Meringo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Meringo

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

A high number of university-educated adults has become a key feature of Meringo, where 26.5% hold a bachelor degree or higher. While a good portion of the community has a degree, Year 12 completion rates are well below the New South Wales and national figures.

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Where Meringo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Meringo — higher than 80% of areas.

Meringo26.5%
2537, NSW 19.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 52.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state and national figures. About 20.7% of the community stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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52.3% —

Higher than 67% 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 Meringo, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 52.3% Year 10 20.7% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.5% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification, held by 28.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.5% —

Higher than 80% 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 Meringo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).

Certificate III / IV 28.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.5% Bachelor degree 18.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.5% Postgraduate degree 5.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Meringo are most often in Engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by Education at 13.8% and Management and commerce at 10.3%.

Field of qualification

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Meringo splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Education (21%), with Management & commerce at 16%.

Engineering & related 16.1% Education 13.8% Management & commerce 10.3% Society & culture 9.2% Health 6.9% Architecture & building 5.7% Agriculture & environment 3.4%

Schools

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

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

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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meringo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12587/meringo/topic/education