29.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miram · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas define Miram, where only 29.7% of people completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, reflecting a community where fewer residents have finished secondary school or pursued higher degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 27% of people left school after Year 11, and 21.6% left after Year 10.
29.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miram splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 11 (34%), with Year 10 at 28%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.1%.
8.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Miram, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are heavily concentrated in specific fields, with 65.2% of degrees and certificates relating to agriculture and the environment. Education accounts for another 13% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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 Miram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21701/miram/topic/education