59.1% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrumba · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Murrumba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Murrumba have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is an area where school completion has improved significantly, with 59.1% of residents finishing Year 12, a 15 point increase since 2011. While vocational training is common, university degrees are less frequent here than in the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of people completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average. This reflects a strong upward trend, as the rate rose 15 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrumba, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the population, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. This has grown by 7.4 points since 2011, though university qualifications remain less common than trade certificates.
17.9% ▲ +71.2%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Murrumba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Murrumba has some of the largest schools for its area level, with total enrolments reaching 16,258. However, there are few schools relative to the number of children, and 56.3% of the sector is government-run.
1.01
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 64% of state electorate 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).
16,258
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,016
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murrumba
16 schools — 16,258 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| Griffin State School, Griffin | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 567 | 1,080 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 762 | 1,070 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,682 | 1,001 |
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 919 | 1,012 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 982 | 957 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 529 | 958 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,567 | 1,080 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 980 | 940 |
| Northpine Christian College, Dakabin | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 952 | 1,068 |
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 636 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30062/murrumba/topic/education