32.6% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allora · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small proportion of residents in Allora have completed high school or university, though the town provides easy access to local schooling. Only 32.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, with far fewer adults holding degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, at just 32.6%. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, while the most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10 at 34.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Allora splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of the community.
10.3% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Allora, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering at 16.1%, followed by Health at 11.5% and Society and Culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Allora has a high number of schools for its population, with 10 schools per 1,000 children. There are two schools within 3 km, though they are typically smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in most other areas.
10.00
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
148
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allora
2 schools — 295 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Patrick's School, Allora | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 84 | 1,014 |
| Allora P-10 State School, Allora | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 211 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30041/allora/topic/education