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Meringandan West · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Meringandan West

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

Nearly half of all qualifications in Meringandan West are Certificate III or IV levels. The area has seen a strong push toward higher schooling and degrees over the last decade, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than in 2011.

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📍 Meringandan West, Urban Centre

Where Meringandan West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% ▲ +136.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Meringandan West — higher than 73% of areas.

Meringandan West16.3%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has climbed 17 points since 2011, with 59% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits slightly above the Queensland figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.0% ▲ +40.1%

Higher than 92% 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 Meringandan West, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 59.0% Year 10 24.9% Year 11 6.8% Year 9 or below 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the proportion of degree holders rose 9.4 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% ▲ +136.7%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 21%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.8%.

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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/education