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Boolburra · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Boolburra

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

Zero adults in Boolburra hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This small community sees very few residents finishing secondary school, with schooling levels and higher qualifications significantly lower than across Queensland and Australia.

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Where Boolburra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0% —

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

Boolburra0.0%
4702, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 12.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Most residents left school earlier, with 18.2% reaching Year 11 and 15.2% finishing Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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12.1% —

Lower than 99% 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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Boolburra splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (30%) and Year 10 (25%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.

Year 11 18.2% Year 10 15.2% Year 9 or below 15.2% Year 12 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree or higher is 0.0%, which is among the lowest across similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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

Certificate III / IV 43.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Food, hospitality & personal services at 19%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

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In Boolburra, Food, hospitality & personal services is the majority at 100%.

Food, hospitality & personal services 18.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.

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 Boolburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30319/boolburra/topic/education