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Education & Qualifications in Mulara

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Mulara, where only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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Where Mulara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mulara — lower than 75% of areas.

Mulara8.9%
4703, QLD 15.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished secondary school compared to most areas. Only 39.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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39.7% —

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mulara, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 39.7% Year 10 24.4% Year 11 15.4% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of residents. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mulara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Bachelor degree 14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Certificate I / II 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce and society and culture, each at 14.6%. Engineering and architecture follow at 12.5% each.

Field of qualification

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Mulara splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (19%) and Society & culture (19%), with Engineering & related at 17%.

Management & commerce 14.6% Society & culture 14.6% Engineering & related 12.5% Architecture & building 12.5% Information technology 10.4% Health 10.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. On average, local schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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952

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Mulara

1 school — 135 students, average ICSEA 952.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Cawarral State School, Cawarral Government Primary 8.4 km 135 952

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32055/mulara/topic/education