34.2% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Numurkah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Numurkah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Numurkah have finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 34.2% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is much lower than the national figure. The area relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates for its professional skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 21.7% of people finished Year 10, while 16.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Numurkah, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of the population.
10.2% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Numurkah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 13% and Health at 12.2%. Management and commerce follow at 10.6%, while Society and culture accounts for 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, which is more than most similar places. These schools are smaller than average, with the government sector making up 75% of the options available.
4.19
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
174
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Numurkah
4 schools — 694 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Numurkah Secondary College, Numurkah | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 263 | 935 |
| St Joseph's School, Numurkah | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 248 | 999 |
| Numurkah Primary School, Numurkah | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 152 | 934 |
| Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 31 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/education