31.8% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Menangle · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Menangle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.8% of residents in Menangle completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. While school completion rates are low, there has been a steady increase in higher qualifications over the last decade. This creates a distinct gap between those who left school early and a growing group of university-educated adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 31.8% finishing Year 12, though this is up 2 points since 2011. About 29.4% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 11.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Menangle splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 13.8% in 2021, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 20.3% of the population.
13.8% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Menangle, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1% and Education at 10.0%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Menangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121075/menangle/topic/education