57.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mullumbimby · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Mullumbimby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 28% of adults in Mullumbimby hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas at this level. The community shows a strong lean toward higher education and professional degrees, though high school completion rates have dipped recently.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. This result is among the highest for similar areas, despite falling 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mullumbimby, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high, with 27.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
27.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 Mullumbimby, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 18.8%. Other common areas of study include health at 12% and creative arts at 11.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115107/mullumbimby/topic/education