36.1% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cunnamulla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cunnamulla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 34.5% of qualified adults in Cunnamulla hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. The town has a much lower rate of higher education and school completion compared to the rest of the country. This is reflected in a typical school experience that is among the lowest for advantage across similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 36.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 23 points lower than the Australian average, while 20.5% of residents finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cunnamulla, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is far less common here than in Queensland, as only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is 13 points below the state average.
9.1% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 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 Cunnamulla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 13.4%, followed closely by Society and Culture at 13.1% and Education at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cunnamulla has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two schools located within 3 km. These schools are smaller than usual, split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
6.78
Higher than 66% 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).
102
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
762
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cunnamulla
2 schools — 204 students, average ICSEA 762.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Cunnamulla | Catholic | Primary | 12.5 km | 75 | 873 |
| Cunnamulla P-12 State School, Cunnamulla | Government | Combined | 12.7 km | 129 | 697 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cunnamulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30767/cunnamulla/topic/education