43.2% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malanda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malanda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Malanda have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who finished Year 12 is 43.2%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is about the middle for similar areas, though a notable 27.4% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malanda, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with only 14.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35.9%.
14.1% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Malanda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.5% and Health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Malanda has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with two schools within 3km. All local schools are government-run, split evenly between primary and secondary types.
5.48
Higher than 61% 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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malanda
2 schools — 948 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 538 | 994 |
| Malanda State School, Malanda | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 410 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malanda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31737/malanda/topic/education