49.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunbible · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dunbible
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 points lower than the state and national figures, Year 12 completion in Dunbible sits at 49.3%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it marks a significant gap compared to the broader New South Wales population. The area shows a strong mix of vocational and higher education qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.3% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 30.4% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunbible, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.4% of adults.
23.6% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Dunbible, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by architecture and building, health, and education, which each account for 12.4% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dunbible has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,024, which is higher than most areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
266
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dunbible
11 schools — 2,931 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Siding | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 37 | 962 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 347 | 950 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 161 | 1,011 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 149 | 959 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 67 | 1,071 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 280 | 1,046 |
| Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 373 | 1,061 |
| Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 823 | 1,071 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 381 | 1,039 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 161 | 938 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 152 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunbible [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11312/dunbible/topic/education