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Education & Qualifications in Mena Park

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

A gap of 26 percentage points separates Mena Park from Victoria in the rate of high school completions. Only 35.7% of residents here finished Year 12, making it an area where far fewer people have completed formal schooling compared to the state or national figures.

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Where Mena Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mena Park — lower than 67% of areas.

Mena Park10.7%
3373, VIC 12.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over a third of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Other residents peaked at Year 11 (10.7%) or Year 10 (10.7%).

Completed Year 12

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35.7% —

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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In Mena Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 19%.

Year 12 35.7% Year 11 10.7% Year 10 10.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are also uncommon here, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.7% —

Lower than 67% 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 Mena Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Certificate I / II (29%) and Bachelor degree (18%).

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Certificate I / II 33.3% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 47%, ahead of Society & culture (27%).

Field of qualification

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In Mena Park, the largest group is Management & commerce at 50%, followed by Society & culture (29%) and Agriculture & environment (21%).

Management & commerce 46.7% Society & culture 26.7% Agriculture & environment 20.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Mena Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21647/mena-park/topic/education