49.0% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marburg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marburg
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 Marburg, held by 42.3% of adults. This is a place where traditional schooling levels are generally lower than the state and national figures. While many residents hold trade certificates, only 15.3% of adults have a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Marburg finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 49% completing Year 12. This is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marburg, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in other areas, as only 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.3% ▲ +104.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Marburg, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Marburg most often studied engineering and related fields, which account for 19.4% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education in the area is provided by five government primary schools, all of which are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools have an average size of just 82 students.
4.57
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
82
Lower than 78% 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 Marburg
5 schools — 409 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Marburg State School, Marburg | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 39 | 916 |
| Haigslea State School, Haigslea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 85 | 973 |
| Minden State School, Minden | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 135 | 975 |
| Mount Marrow State School, Mount Marrow | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 58 | 955 |
| Glamorgan Vale State School, Glamorgan Vale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 92 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31760/marburg/topic/education