71.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karana Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Karana Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Karana Downs have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. This trend of higher achievement is clear, with 71% of people completing Year 12 and 31.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 71% of people doing so. This figure is far above the Queensland average of 57.1% and has risen by 6.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karana Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 31.4%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This level of qualification has increased by 4.6 points over the last decade.
31.4% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Karana Downs splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.9%, followed by engineering at 16.2% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one primary school in the area, which is a government school. While this school is larger than most in similar areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.84
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
559
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
559
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karana Downs
5 schools — 3,861 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Mount Crosby State School, Karana Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 559 | 1,048 |
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 552 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 584 | 901 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 1,776 | 925 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031290/karana-downs/topic/education