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Education & Qualifications in Merryvale

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

Education levels in Merryvale have remained very low, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a sparsely populated area where only 33.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Merryvale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merryvale — lower than 99% of areas.

Merryvale0.0%
4340, QLD 10.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas at 33.3%, falling far below the Queensland figure by 24 points. About 29.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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In Merryvale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 47%.

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 29.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.9% of people.

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In Merryvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 26.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and architecture and building, each accounting for 11.5% of the group.

Field of qualification

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Merryvale splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (50%) and Architecture & building (50%).

Engineering & related 11.5% Architecture & building 11.5%

Schools

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 areas.

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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31816/merryvale/topic/education