45.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mia Mia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mia Mia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in Mia Mia finished Year 12, at 45.6%. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a surprisingly high proportion of people with university degrees compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many others stopped earlier, with 18.1% finishing Year 11 and 17% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mia Mia, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IVs at 25.7% and diplomas at 23.9%.
22.3% ▲ +87.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mia Mia splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%), with Bachelor degree at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Health at 17.7% and Education at 16.8%. Management, commerce, society, and culture each account for 14.2% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is smaller than most schools at this level with an average size of just 12 students.
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).
12
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mia Mia
1 school — 12 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School, Redesdale | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 12 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mia Mia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21674/mia-mia/topic/education