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Merrygoen · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Merrygoen

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

More than half of the adults in Merrygoen hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is a place where formal higher education is rare, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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📍 Merrygoen, Suburb / Locality

Where Merrygoen sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merrygoen — lower than 99% of areas.

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2831, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 35.7% of residents finishing school. This is much lower than most areas, falling 23 points behind both New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 75% 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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Merrygoen splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.

Year 12 35.7% Year 10 35.7% Year 9 or below 23.2% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Merrygoen hold a university degree, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most people here hold trade certificates, with 54.5% completing a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Merrygoen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Certificate I / II is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 54.5% Certificate I / II 15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Architecture and Building as well as Management and Commerce both at 18.2%. Agriculture and Environment follows at 12.1%.

Field of qualification

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Merrygoen splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (26%) and Management & commerce (26%), with Agriculture & environment at 17%.

Architecture & building 18.2% Management & commerce 18.2% Agriculture & environment 12.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.1% Health 9.1%

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 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).

Schools in and around Merrygoen — 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 Merrygoen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12598/merrygoen/topic/education