60.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrumba Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murrumba Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of residents in Murrumba Downs have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most other similar areas. While school completion is strong, the number of adults with university degrees is lower than the state and national figures. The local education landscape is defined by a high number of schools and large average school sizes.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 60.0%, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrumba Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
18.9% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Murrumba Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 24 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are among the largest at this level and have an average advantage score of 1,019, which is higher than most areas.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
785
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murrumba Downs
24 schools — 18,837 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 919 | 1,012 |
| Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,682 | 1,001 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 567 | 1,080 |
| Griffin State School, Griffin | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 132 | 915 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 982 | 957 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 246 | 1,037 |
| Mt Maria College - Petrie, Petrie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 403 | 1,015 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 372 | 976 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 902 | 960 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 259 | 942 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 643 | 967 |
| Petrie State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 492 | 973 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 958 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 620 | 992 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 762 | 1,070 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 588 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrumba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32089/murrumba-downs/topic/education