57.1% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cumbalum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cumbalum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Cumbalum hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is seen in the high proportion of university degrees and a strong school advantage score. The area's educational profile is generally higher than typical for its size.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.1% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cumbalum, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.3% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
26.3% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 Cumbalum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by health at 14.0% and education at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cumbalum has three schools within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score of 1,097, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
446
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cumbalum
3 schools — 1,338 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Richmond Christian College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 327 | 1,069 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 133 | 1,057 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 878 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11155/cumbalum/topic/education