37.5% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dimbulah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dimbulah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.5% of residents in Dimbulah finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in basic schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, which are also much lower than in most other areas. The community relies heavily on trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 57.1%. For those who did not finish high school, the most common highest year reached was Year 10, at 28.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dimbulah, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 9.4%, which is far below both the state and national figures. Instead, the most common high-level qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of adults.
9.4% ▲ +88.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Dimbulah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 16.5%, followed by Education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dimbulah has a very high number of schools for its child population, though they are much smaller than most areas. The three local schools are either government or Catholic, with the typical school advantage score being much lower than in most other areas.
12.35
Higher than 79% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dimbulah
3 schools — 174 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Dimbulah State School, Dimbulah | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 121 | 869 |
| St Anthony's School, Dimbulah | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 50 | 998 |
| Mutchilba State School, Mutchilba | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 3 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30845/dimbulah/topic/education