17.3% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mummulgum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mummulgum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 17.3% of people in Mummulgum have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where very few adults have finished high school or gone on to university. Most residents have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with just 17.3% finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, completed by 48.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mummulgum, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 12 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Mummulgum hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, 44.7% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mummulgum, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 88%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.1%. Society and culture, as well as food and hospitality services, each account for 14.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with a typical size of 21 students. This provides a high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mummulgum
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mummulgum Public School, Mummulgum | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 21 | 881 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mummulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12847/mummulgum/topic/education