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Education & Qualifications in Mungindi

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of schooling and degrees have grown significantly in Mungindi since 2011. While a far lower proportion of people finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, the share of adults with a university degree has risen from just 3.5% to 12.6% over the last decade.

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Where Mungindi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.6% ▲ +262.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mungindi — higher than 58% of areas.

Mungindi12.6%
2406 crosses NSW/QLD 12.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement from 2011, when only 23.2% had finished school.

Completed Year 12

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33.5% ▲ +44.0%

Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mungindi, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 12 33.5% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 15.1% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, though it is now around the middle for similar areas. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.6% ▲ +262.6%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mungindi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 29.7% Bachelor degree 19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of study at 12.3%, followed by Education at 11.0% and Society and Culture at 9.7%.

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 Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122093/mungindi/topic/education