45.8% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malanda - Yungaburra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Malanda - Yungaburra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school or university in Malanda - Yungaburra compared to similar areas. Only 45.8% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, educational attainment is improving, with both high school and university completion rates rising since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Queensland and national figures, though it rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011. For many residents, Year 10 was the highest level of schooling reached, accounting for 27.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malanda - Yungaburra, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, which is well below the national average. This figure has grown by 5 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.4%.
17.5% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Malanda - Yungaburra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5% and Health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 government schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of 222 students.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.84
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,329
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
222
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malanda - Yungaburra
6 schools — 1,329 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 538 | 994 |
| Malanda State School, Malanda | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 410 | 1,001 |
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 30 | 937 |
| Yungaburra State School, Yungaburra | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 217 | 1,025 |
| Millaa Millaa State School, Millaa Millaa | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 35 | 871 |
| Kairi State School, Kairi | Government | Primary | 19.9 km | 99 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malanda - Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051169/malanda-yungaburra/topic/education