39.4% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cluden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cluden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Cluden have remained notably lower than state and national figures. Only 39.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. This gap continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.4% of people in Cluden completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is the most common highest level of schooling, followed by those who finished Year 10 at 33%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cluden, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.1% 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 51.9% of the population.
9.1% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Cluden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8% and Health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cluden has 5 schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 621 students, and the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most other areas.
18.87
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cluden
5 schools — 3,104 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 26 | 791 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 525 | 995 |
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 212 | 827 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 862 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cluden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30633/cluden/topic/education