54.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miga Lake · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the residents in Miga Lake have completed Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling in the area. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.2% of people finished Year 12, a result that is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other common highest school years include Year 11 and Year 10, each at 12.5%.
54.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Miga Lake, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Miga Lake splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (50%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (50%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.
0
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 Miga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21680/miga-lake/topic/education