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Education & Qualifications in Munro Plains

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

Only 28.6% of residents in Munro Plains have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where most adults have not finished high school and very few hold university degrees.

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Where Munro Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Munro Plains — lower than 99% of areas.

Munro Plains0.0%
4854, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much lower than in most similar areas, sitting 30 points below the Australian figure. Roughly equal proportions of people stopped their schooling at Year 10 or Year 9 and below.

Completed Year 12

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28.6% —

Lower than 89% 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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Munro Plains splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 9 or below at 28%.

Year 12 28.6% Year 10 26.5% Year 9 or below 26.5% Year 11 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland average. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Munro Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 38.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 19.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Munro Plains, the largest group is Management & commerce at 38%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Health (31%).

Management & commerce 23.8% Engineering & related 19.0% Health 19.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Munro Plains — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Munro Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32079/munro-plains/topic/education