59.1% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maleny
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Maleny hold university degrees, with 28.2% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland figure and much higher than most similar areas. The community is generally well-educated, with more people finishing high school than in many other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Maleny finished Year 12 than in most areas, with 59.1% completing their secondary schooling. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maleny, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualified adults are common here, as 28.2% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average, and the most typical high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees (25.1%) and certificates (22.8%).
28.2% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Maleny splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area often specialise in education (14.1%) and health (13.4%), followed closely by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maleny has more schools per child than most areas, with 6.44 schools per 1,000 children. These schools have a higher advantage score than most and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
6.44
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
301
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maleny
4 schools — 1,202 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| Maleny State School, Maleny | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 409 | 1,050 |
| Maleny State High School, Maleny | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 647 | 1,029 |
| The River School, Maleny | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 77 | 1,074 |
| My Independent School, Beerwah | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 69 | 996 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31739/maleny/topic/education