41.1% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dumbleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dumbleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Dumbleton have remained relatively steady, but the area still sees far fewer people finishing high school than the national average. Only 41.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is significantly lower than the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with 41.1% of people finishing Year 12. About 40.1% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Dumbleton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.6% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
12.7% ▲ +52.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Dumbleton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Dumbleton most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (27.5%), followed by Society and Culture at 13.8% and Management and Commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3 km, though the average school size and advantage score are both lower than most similar areas. Three quarters of these schools are government-run.
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).
190
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dumbleton
4 schools — 758 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Walkerston State School, Walkerston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 306 | 949 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Walkerston | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 349 | 1,003 |
| Farleigh State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 32 | 935 |
| Coningsby State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 71 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dumbleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30891/dumbleton/topic/education