33.5% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baralaba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baralaba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.5% of people in Baralaba have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where fewer residents have finished high school or pursued higher degrees compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 33.5% finishing Year 12, which is 25 points below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baralaba, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of residents.
11.4% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Baralaba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies at 18.8% and Education at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baralaba has one government combined school, which is smaller than most areas with an average size of 111 students. The area has one of the highest rates of schools per 1,000 children, though its average school advantage score is among the lowest.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
809
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baralaba
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 809.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Baralaba State School, Baralaba | Government | Combined | 16.4 km | 111 | 809 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baralaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30151/baralaba/topic/education