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Education & Qualifications in Mer Island

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

Limited access to higher schooling and degrees shapes the educational landscape of Mer Island. Only 40.7% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees.

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Where Mer Island sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.9% ▼ -40.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mer Island — lower than 88% of areas.

Mer Island4.9%
4875, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is lower than most areas, with 40.7% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, while 20.7% of people listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 62% 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 Mer Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 20.7% Year 9 or below 14.9% Year 11 14.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 43.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.9% ▼ -40.5%

Lower than 88% 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 Mer Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 11%.

Certificate III / IV 43.9% Bachelor degree 8.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.3% Certificate I / II 7.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by education at 13.0% and engineering at 10.6%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Mer Island — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Mer Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31806/mer-island/topic/education