32.8% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallumbilla North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Wallumbilla North than in most other areas. Only 32.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local workforce where practical certifications are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower than most areas, with only 32.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below Queensland's 57.1%, and the most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10 at 37%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wallumbilla North splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.1%.
8.5% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Wallumbilla North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area are most often trained in Engineering and related fields at 25.7%, followed by Education at 14.3% and Health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is smaller than most other schools. The average school advantage score of 911 is much lower than most areas.
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 North
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wallumbilla State School, Wallumbilla | Government | Combined | 17.6 km | 111 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallumbilla North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32971/wallumbilla-north/topic/education