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Mirrool · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mirrool

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

Far fewer residents in Mirrool hold higher qualifications than people in most similar areas. Only 8.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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Where Mirrool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▼ -13.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mirrool — lower than 78% of areas.

Mirrool8.2%
2665, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 28.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 31 points below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

Completed Year 12

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28.1% ▼ -23.7%

Lower than 89% 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 Mirrool, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 10 38.6% Year 12 28.1% Year 11 15.8% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, as 53.3% of the highest qualifications held are Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▼ -13.2%

Lower than 78% 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 Mirrool, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 53.3% Bachelor degree 16.7% Certificate I / II 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Studies in agriculture and environment are the most popular, making up 30% of qualifications. Health, management, and hospitality each account for 16.7% of degrees or certificates.

Field of qualification

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In Mirrool, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 33%, followed by Health (19%) and Management & commerce (19%).

Agriculture & environment 30.0% Health 16.7% Management & commerce 16.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 16.7% Engineering & related 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes Mirrool smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local school access.

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 Mirrool — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mirrool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12659/mirrool/topic/education