38.2% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merredin · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Merredin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Merredin have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. While 38.2% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. However, school completion rates have risen 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. This is the most common highest school year attained, followed by Year 10 at 26.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merredin, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state figure of 23.8%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.0% of people.
9.1% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Merredin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related qualifications are the most common field of study at 18.2%. Management and commerce follow at 11.8%, with health and education making up 9.7% and 7.9% respectively.
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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515023/merredin/topic/education