46.0% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Minden have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications data, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.0% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 31.0% reaching Year 10 and 9.6% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minden, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are lower than in most areas, and the typical resident is far less likely to have a university degree. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.0% of adults.
10.4% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Minden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 23.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5% and Society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Minden has three primary schools within 3km, though these are much smaller than those in most other areas. All schools here are government-run primary institutions.
3.58
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
78
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Minden
3 schools — 234 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Minden State School, Minden | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 135 | 975 |
| Prenzlau State School, Prenzlau | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 60 | 989 |
| Marburg State School, Marburg | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 39 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31851/minden/topic/education