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Education & Qualifications in Mead

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

Fewer people have finished high school in Mead than in most similar areas. Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. This reflects a community where a small minority hold university degrees, while many others finished their schooling early.

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Where Mead sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% ▲ +82.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mead — lower than 53% of areas.

Mead13.8%
3568, VIC 10.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national average, with only 34.6% finishing Year 12. A further 23.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 17.3% left school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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34.6% ▲ +28.8%

Lower than 78% 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 Mead, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 34.6% Year 10 23.5% Year 9 or below 17.3% Year 11 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% ▲ +82.8%

Lower than 53% 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 Mead, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 34.1% Bachelor degree 22.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in Agriculture and Environment, accounting for 29.3% of degrees and certificates. Education is the next most frequent field of study at 12.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Mead, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 43%, followed by Education (18%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Agriculture & environment 29.3% Education 12.2% Engineering & related 9.8% Architecture & building 9.8% Health 7.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it 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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21633/mead/topic/education