48.0% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meenaar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meenaar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Meenaar have completed Year 12, though this is far below the national figure. Education levels in the area generally sit well below those seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48% of residents finished Year 12, which is 11 percentage points lower than the Australian average. Other common outcomes include 20% finishing Year 9 or below, while 16% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meenaar, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.5%, a figure that is far below both the state and national levels.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Meenaar, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 43%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common feature for 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meenaar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50929/meenaar/topic/education