19.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nine Mile · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nine Mile
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 19.4% of residents in Nine Mile finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap highlights a community where most adults left school early or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person here left school after Year 10, which 32.8% of residents did. This explains why the rate of Year 12 completion is among the lowest across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nine Mile, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 4.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more common at 30.2%.
4.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Nine Mile, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 11.6% and Education at 9.3%. Health and Management and Commerce both account for 7.0% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most and have an average advantage score of 899, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
165
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
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 Nine Mile
2 schools — 330 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Stanwell State School, Stanwell | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 35 | 905 |
| Gracemere State School, Gracemere | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 295 | 898 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nine Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32146/nine-mile/topic/education