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Education & Qualifications in Menindee

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

Only 21.4% of people in Menindee completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011. This low level of school completion is far below the state and national figures, meaning most adults here left school early.

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Where Menindee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% ▼ -27.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Menindee — lower than 69% of areas.

Menindee8.9%
2879, NSW 8.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only about one in five people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant drop from 2011, and currently, 28.2% of residents have a Year 9 education or less.

Completed Year 12

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21.4% ▼ -57.0%

Lower than 94% 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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In Menindee, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 36%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 12 (27%).

Year 9 or below 28.2% Year 10 23.5% Year 12 21.4% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3% and has fallen slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% ▼ -27.6%

Lower than 69% 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 Menindee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 19.1% Bachelor degree 12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7% Certificate I / II 3.5% Postgraduate degree 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 13.5% and health at 9.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 7.8%.

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 Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122086/menindee/topic/education