34.6% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Numinbah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Numinbah Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar areas defines Numinbah Valley, even though school completion rates are very low. While 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 34.6% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 34.6% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 46.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Numinbah Valley, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 39%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 30.1%.
17.8% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Numinbah Valley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 14%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government primary schools, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of just 53 students.
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).
53
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Numinbah Valley
3 schools — 158 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Numinbah Valley State School, Numinbah Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 9 | 972 |
| Springbrook State School, Springbrook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 29 | 1,086 |
| Beechmont State School, Beechmont | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 120 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Numinbah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32196/numinbah-valley/topic/education