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Meeniyan · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Meeniyan

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Meeniyan, held by 33.8% of adults. While university degrees are less common than the state average, the area has seen a steady rise in high school completions over the last decade.

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Where Meeniyan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.1% ▼ -19.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Meeniyan — higher than 68% of areas.

Meeniyan15.1%
3956, VIC 20.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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49.6% ▲ +20.9%

Higher than 79% 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 Meeniyan, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 20%.

Year 12 49.6% Year 11 18.5% Year 10 15.0% Year 9 or below 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.1% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.1% ▼ -19.0%

Higher than 68% 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 Meeniyan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.8% Bachelor degree 16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.1%. Health and Education both account for 10.4% of qualifications.

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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/education