34.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mungindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mungindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Mungindi from the rest of the state in high school completion. Only 34.4% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This trend extends to higher education, where far fewer adults hold a university degree compared to the typical Australian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 34.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most similar areas, and about 14% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mungindi, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.2% of the population.
11.3% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Mungindi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Agriculture and Environment at 12.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 10.5% and Engineering at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 26.67 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this type of area. These schools are typically very small, with an average of 57 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
26.67
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
57
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mungindi
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 | 10.6 km | 66 | 795 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Mungindi | Catholic | Primary | 10.6 km | 47 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12854/mungindi/topic/education