27.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McBean Pound · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in McBean Pound have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels. Only 27.3% of people finished Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed for 59.1% of people. The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, trailing Australia by 32 points.
27.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In McBean Pound, Year 10 is the majority at 59%; Year 12 is next at 27%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In McBean Pound, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
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 located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.
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 McBean Pound [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40847/mcbean-pound/topic/education