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Meekatharra · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Meekatharra

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

Year 10 is the most common highest school level reached in Meekatharra, where 27.3% of residents stopped their formal schooling there. The area faces significant educational gaps, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning degrees compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Meekatharra, Urban Centre

Where Meekatharra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.9% ▲ +25.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Meekatharra — lower than 75% of areas.

Meekatharra7.9%
6642, WA 8.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This rate has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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26.4% ▼ -18.9%

Lower than 88% 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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Meekatharra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 10 27.3% Year 12 26.4% Year 9 or below 13.0% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon in the area, with only 7.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the rate has risen slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.9% ▲ +25.5%

Lower than 75% 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 Meekatharra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 20.3% Bachelor degree 11.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0% Postgraduate degree 2.2% Certificate I / II 1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 9.6%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 8.9%.

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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521032/meekatharra/topic/education