58.5% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maleny · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Maleny
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed sharply in Maleny since 2011, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping 20 points to 28.3%. This makes the area one of the most qualified among similar places. Most residents have now finished high school, reflecting a strong trend toward higher attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 26 points since 2011 to reach 58.5%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits slightly above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maleny, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 28.3%, which is well above the Queensland average of 21.9%. A quarter of the population holds a bachelor degree, while 10.3% have a postgraduate qualification.
28.3% ▲ +234.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Maleny splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Maleny are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 14.2%. Other frequent areas of study include management and commerce at 13.9% and health at 13.2%.
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315057/maleny/topic/education