43.5% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nimbin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nimbin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 21% of adults in Nimbin hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. While a good number of residents have university degrees, the area has a much lower rate of people finishing high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nimbin, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are more common than in most similar areas, though the 20.7% with a bachelor degree or higher remains well below the state average. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications at 21.9%.
20.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Nimbin splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 12.5%, followed by health at 9.7% and education and creative arts both at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nimbin has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools are typically smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in other areas.
8.33
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
108
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nimbin
3 schools — 324 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Nimbin Central School, Nimbin | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 245 | 956 |
| Tuntable Falls Community School, Tuntable Falls Via Nimbin | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 54 | 1,023 |
| Coffee Camp Public School, Coffee Camp | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 25 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12974/nimbin/topic/education