45.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pimpimbudgee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pimpimbudgee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Pimpimbudgee have finished high school or gone to university compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with only 45.8% doing so. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, while nearly 23% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pimpimbudgee, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in the area, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though a third of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Pimpimbudgee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 29.6%. Education is the next most frequent area of study at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. With an average size of just 10 students, it is among the smallest schools at this level and has a very low school advantage score.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
885
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 Pimpimbudgee
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tanduringie State School, Pimpimbudgee | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 10 | 885 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pimpimbudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32319/pimpimbudgee/topic/education