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Allan · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Allan

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

Year 10 is the most common point where residents in Allan finished their schooling. This is a place where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in the rest of the country, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Allan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Allan — lower than 69% of areas.

Allan10.4%
4370, QLD 11.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 38.0%.

Completed Year 12

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32.4% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Allan, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 38.0% Year 12 32.4% Year 9 or below 19.7% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.4%, which is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most people who have a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 57.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.4% —

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality 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 Allan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 57.5% Bachelor degree 12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0% Postgraduate degree 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.0%, followed by Education at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Allan, the largest group is Engineering & related at 29%, followed by Education (18%) and Health (14%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Education 12.5% Health 10.0% Society & culture 10.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.0% Management & commerce 7.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 in and around Allan — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30035/allan/topic/education