50.2% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Caboolture · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Upper Caboolture
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Upper Caboolture have finished Year 12, meaning a high number of people here start their working lives without a high school diploma. While university degrees are uncommon, the area has seen a steady rise in school completion rates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.2% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was only 39.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Caboolture, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 45.3% of the population have completed.
13.2% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Upper Caboolture, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related areas at 21.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 6 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 86% of similar areas.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
Schools serving Upper Caboolture
6 schools — 4,627 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 668 | 949 |
| Bellmere State School, Bellmere | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 695 | 946 |
| Carmichael College, Morayfield | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 958 | 1,052 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 455 | 895 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 197 | 962 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 1,654 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041376/upper-caboolture/topic/education