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Education & Qualifications in Merricks

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

Far more adults in Merricks hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. A striking 42% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of attainment is reflected in the strong school results for the area.

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📍 Merricks, Suburb / Locality

Where Merricks sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

42.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merricks — higher than 94% of areas.

Merricks42.0%
3916, VIC 42.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are well above the national average, with 68.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is 9.5 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.

Completed Year 12

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68.4% —

Higher 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 Merricks, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 68.4% Year 11 14.8% Year 10 14.2% Year 9 or below 1.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University education is common here, and 42% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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42.0% —

Higher than 94% 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 Merricks, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 37.7% Postgraduate degree 19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Certificate III / IV 13.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 17.5%.

Field of qualification

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Merricks splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (23%) and Society & culture (20%), with Health at 14%.

Management & commerce 20.2% Society & culture 17.5% Health 12.3% Architecture & building 11.4% Education 9.6% Engineering & related 8.8% Natural & physical sciences 6.1%

Schools

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

There is one government primary school within 3km, which has a school advantage score much higher than most similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,084

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Merricks

1 school — 312 students, average ICSEA 1,084.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring Government Primary 4.0 km 312 1,084

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 Merricks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21662/merricks/topic/education