34.1% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miepoll · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people hold high-level qualifications in Miepoll than in most similar areas. Only 7.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This gap is mirrored in school completion rates, where only 34.1% of residents finished Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state average, with only 34.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 28 points lower than the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
34.1% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Miepoll, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.4% of residents.
7.1% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Miepoll, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 23.3%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture at 10.3% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Miepoll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21679/miepoll/topic/education