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Meringandan · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Meringandan

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

Nearly half of adults in Meringandan hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. The community has seen a big jump in schooling, with those finishing Year 12 rising by 35 percentage points since 2011. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, more people are finishing school than in most similar areas.

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📍 Meringandan, Urban Centre

Where Meringandan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.4% ▲ +85.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Meringandan — higher than 65% of areas.

Meringandan14.4%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 have climbed sharply to 59.8%, which is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.8% ▲ +138.0%

Higher than 93% 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, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 59.8% Year 10 25.2% Year 11 8.4% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 14.4% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.4% ▲ +85.4%

Higher than 65% 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 Meringandan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 48.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2% Bachelor degree 15.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 4.1% Postgraduate degree 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 16.6%.

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322079/meringandan/topic/education