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Boolboonda · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Boolboonda

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 60% of qualified adults in Boolboonda hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce shaped by trade skills. The area has very low rates of higher education, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Where Boolboonda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boolboonda — lower than 99% of areas.

Boolboonda0.0%
4671, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 31.9%.

Completed Year 12

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29.8% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Boolboonda splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 10 31.9% Year 12 29.8% Year 9 or below 19.1% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 0.0% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% national average and among the lowest for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Boolboonda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 60.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 20%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 12%.

Field of qualification

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In Boolboonda, Engineering & related is the majority at 63%; Agriculture & environment is next at 38%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boolboonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30318/boolboonda/topic/education