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Mendooran · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mendooran

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

Only 27.6% of people in Mendooran finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This low level of formal schooling defines the local educational landscape, where few adults hold university degrees. This trend has become more pronounced over the last decade as the proportion of people with higher qualifications has fallen.

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📍 Mendooran, Urban Centre

Where Mendooran sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.4% ▼ -52.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mendooran — lower than 92% of areas.

Mendooran4.4%
2842, NSW 8.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 27.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a drop of 6.5 percentage points since 2011, and the most common highest year of schooling is Year 10 at 28.6%.

Completed Year 12

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27.6% ▼ -19.1%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Mendooran splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 29%.

Year 10 28.6% Year 12 27.6% Year 9 or below 24.8% Year 11 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Very few adults have a bachelor degree or higher at 4.4%, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificates III or IV, held by 32.4% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.4% ▼ -52.1%

Lower than 92% of urban centre 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 Mendooran, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Certificate I / II 7.6% Bachelor degree 6.7% Postgraduate degree 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by Society and culture at 15.2%.

Field of qualification

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Mendooran splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Society & culture (22%), with Education at 16%.

Engineering & related 16.2% Society & culture 15.2% Education 11.4% Management & commerce 11.4% Health 8.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.8% Architecture & building 2.9%

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 Mendooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122085/mendooran/topic/education