60.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Billa Billa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Billa Billa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of Billa Billa residents have finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. This high school completion rate stands out against both the state and national figures, though university degrees are less common here than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 60.3% of people completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Billa Billa, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Billa Billa splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees are engineering at 22.7% and education at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Billa Billa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30251/billa-billa/topic/education