38.5% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2406 crosses NSW/QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2406 crosses NSW/QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 2406 compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other New South Wales areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, though they rose slightly by 1.5 points since 2011. About 23.7% of people stopped at Year 10, and 14% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2406 crosses NSW/QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.3% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28% of residents.
12.3% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 2406 crosses NSW/QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 12.1%. Health follows at 10.6%, while Society and Culture accounts for 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 57 students. While the area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
15.87
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
113
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
57
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2406 crosses NSW/QLD
2 schools — 113 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Mungindi Central School, Mungindi | Government | Combined | 10.0 km | 66 | 795 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Mungindi | Catholic | Primary | 10.0 km | 47 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2406 crosses NSW/QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2406/2406-crosses-nsw-qld/topic/education