55.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minyama · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minyama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Minyama, where 21.4% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Queensland average. The community shows a strong trend toward professional qualifications, particularly in management and engineering.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly 23.8% of people finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minyama, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.2% of adults. While 21.4% have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.4% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Minyama, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Minyama has five schools within 3 km, more than 75% of similar areas. All these schools are government-run, with a typical size of 1,030 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
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).
1,030
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Minyama
5 schools — 5,151 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Buddina State School, Buddina | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 742 | 1,057 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 807 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31858/minyama/topic/education