35.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Blackall have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland and Australian averages, with only 35.1% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, 30.4% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackall, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 32.9%.
9.5% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Blackall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in Engineering (14.8%) and Management and Commerce (13.4%), followed by Education and Health at 10.4% and 9.5% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blackall has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though these schools are typically much smaller. There are two schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
9.57
Higher than 74% 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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blackall
2 schools — 143 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Blackall State School, Blackall | Government | Combined | 26.4 km | 90 | 892 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackall | Catholic | Primary | 27.2 km | 53 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30270/blackall/topic/education