41.1% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Booie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 41.1% of people in Booie have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the state average, with 30.3% of people stopping at Year 10 and 14.3% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Booie, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11%, which is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of residents.
11.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Booie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 21.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Booie has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 407 students across the government and independent sectors.
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).
407
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Booie
2 schools — 813 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Coolabunia State School, Coolabunia | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 121 | 966 |
| St John's Lutheran School, Kingaroy | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 692 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Booie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30317/booie/topic/education