29.8% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallumbilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Wallumbilla, where 38.6% of adults hold one. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.8% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 34.5% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallumbilla, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with just 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
7.4% ▲ +159.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Wallumbilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the typical school size is smaller than usual. All local schools are government-run combined institutions.
17.86
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wallumbilla
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wallumbilla State School, Wallumbilla | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 111 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32970/wallumbilla/topic/education