40.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mungindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mungindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.6% of people in Mungindi (Qld) finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend of lower educational attainment carries through to higher studies, with few residents holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much lower than most areas, sitting at 40.6% compared to 57.1% in Queensland. About 25% of residents finished Year 10, while 14.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mungindi, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of people.
10.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mungindi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Management and Commerce is the most common field at 21.6%. Agriculture and Environment and Health follow, each accounting for 11.8% of degrees or certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3 km, though the average school size of 57 is much lower than most areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic options, split equally between primary and combined schools.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
57
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mungindi
2 schools — 113 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Mungindi | Catholic | Primary | 26.4 km | 47 | 957 |
| Mungindi Central School, Mungindi | Government | Combined | 26.4 km | 66 | 795 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32074/mungindi/topic/education