44.8% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allandale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allandale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Allandale compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a larger proportion of the local workforce relies on trade certificates and school-level education for their careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Around 32.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 17.2% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allandale, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.5% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Allandale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Postgraduate degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 21.4%, followed by Food, hospitality and personal services at 17.9%. Management, society, culture and creative arts each account for 10.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with one primary and one secondary school.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allandale
2 schools — 736 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Boonah State High School, Boonah | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 599 | 984 |
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 137 | 1,018 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30036/allandale/topic/education