45.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulgildie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mulgildie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower qualification rates than most similar areas mark Mulgildie, where only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Education levels generally trend lower here, with far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. About 24.1% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mulgildie, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with a typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV (28.8%). The share of adults with a bachelor degree is far below the Queensland average.
9.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Mulgildie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mulgildie are often tied to the land, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field of study at 27.1%. Health is the next most frequent at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school, though it is among the lowest for average size. It also has a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
41.67
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulgildie
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mulgildie State School, Mulgildie | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 20 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulgildie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32057/mulgildie/topic/education