52.5% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gumlow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gumlow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Gumlow, held by 59.3% of adults. The area has a lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees than the state and national figures. Only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.5%, have finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gumlow, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the national figure of 26.3%.
5.4% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Gumlow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 78%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 22%, followed by Health at 13.6% and Food, hospitality and personal services at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gumlow has more schools within 3km than 79% of similar areas, though these schools are much larger than most. The average school advantage score of 932 is much lower than in most other areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
672
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gumlow
7 schools — 4,706 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 659 | 842 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Rasmussen | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 276 | 928 |
| Rasmussen State School, Rasmussen | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 336 | 784 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 237 | 688 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 5.9 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Kelso State School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 303 | 828 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 876 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gumlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31267/gumlow/topic/education