37.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dirnbir · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dirnbir
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Not a single adult in Dirnbir holds a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a local workforce with very few formal higher education qualifications compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 43.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dirnbir, Year 10 is the majority at 53%; Year 12 is next at 47%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are among the lowest for this level, sitting far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dirnbir splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 28%, ahead of Management & commerce (17%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 109 students and a much lower average advantage score.
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).
109
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dirnbir
3 schools — 326 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Gayndah State School, Gayndah | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 97 | 881 |
| St Joseph's School, Gayndah | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 71 | 1,003 |
| Burnett State College, Gayndah | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 158 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dirnbir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30850/dirnbir/topic/education