42.9% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mutchilba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mutchilba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mutchilba compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is 14 percentage points lower than the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with 42.9% of people finishing school. Other common highest levels include Year 10 at 22.9% and Year 9 or below at 11%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mutchilba, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.4%, which is far below the Australian average. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Mutchilba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12% and Society and culture at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mutchilba has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than typical ones, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
8.13
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mutchilba
3 schools — 174 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Mutchilba State School, Mutchilba | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 3 | — |
| Dimbulah State School, Dimbulah | Government | Combined | 17.5 km | 121 | 869 |
| St Anthony's School, Dimbulah | Catholic | Primary | 17.7 km | 50 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mutchilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32092/mutchilba/topic/education