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Menzies · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Menzies

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

More than half of residents in Menzies finished high school, making the area more educated than many similar places. While school completion is high, university degrees are much less common here than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Menzies, Suburb / Locality

Where Menzies sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.1% ▲ +11.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Menzies — lower than 56% of areas.

Menzies13.1%
5223, SA 16.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is strong in Menzies, with 57.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the South Australian figure and much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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57.1% ▲ +53.7%

Higher than 75% 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 Menzies, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 22%.

Year 12 57.1% Year 11 19.6% Year 10 7.1% Year 9 or below 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is far less common here than nationally, with only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the South Australian average of 22.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.1% ▲ +11.2%

Lower than 56% 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 Menzies, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by health at 15.6% and education at 12.5%.

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In Menzies, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Health (28%) and Education (22%).

Management & commerce 18.8% Health 15.6% Education 12.5% Engineering & related 9.4%

Schools

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

Daily life for families is shaped by a lack of local facilities, as there are no schools within 3 km.

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 Menzies — 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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40862/menzies/topic/education