53.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mundingburra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mundingburra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education are common in Mundingburra compared to most similar areas. While 22.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.2%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, but it remains well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mundingburra, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 26.5%.
22.8% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mundingburra splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by engineering at 13.1% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mundingburra has a high number of schools for its size, with 28 schools within 3km and 6.6 schools per 1,000 children. The typical school size of 567 is much higher than most similar areas.
6.60
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
567
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mundingburra
28 schools — 15,887 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 506 | 965 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,465 | 987 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School, Mundingburra | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 198 | 930 |
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 862 | 955 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 430 | 904 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 366 | 870 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 132 | 772 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 525 | 995 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 442 | 871 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 715 | 862 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 375 | 972 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 204 | 842 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 592 | 910 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 841 | 924 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 111 | 866 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 179 | 916 |
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 78 | 775 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mundingburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32064/mundingburra/topic/education