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Mundubbera · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mundubbera

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

Less than 40% of adults in Mundubbera have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce more reliant on practical skills than formal degrees. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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📍 Mundubbera, Urban Centre

Where Mundubbera sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▼ -3.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mundubbera — lower than 60% of areas.

Mundubbera10.0%
4626, QLD 9.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while 21.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.8% ▲ +1.8%

Higher than 54% 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 Mundubbera, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 12 39.8% Year 10 21.8% Year 9 or below 17.5% Year 11 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though 22.2% of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% ▼ -3.2%

Lower than 60% 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 Mundubbera, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).

Certificate III / IV 22.2% Bachelor degree 15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Certificate I / II 3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by society and culture at 9.3% and engineering at 9.0%.

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 Mundubbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315072/mundubbera/topic/education