38.2% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nerimbera · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nerimbera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nerimbera have finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 38.2% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other areas. The local education profile is shaped by a strong focus on trade certificates and practical qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 33.6% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nerimbera, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.5% of the population, far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 53.1% of the group.
7.5% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Nerimbera, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3% and Architecture and building at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nerimbera has one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most similar schools and among the lowest for school advantage scores.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
126
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
888
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nerimbera
1 school — 126 students, average ICSEA 888.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lakes Creek State School, Lakes Creek | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 126 | 888 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nerimbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32119/nerimbera/topic/education