32.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boompa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boompa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates Boompa from the national figure for Year 12 completions. Only 32% of residents finished high school, which is far below the rates seen across Queensland and Australia. This trend extends to higher education, where the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average at 32%, which is much lower than most areas. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 38.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boompa, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national rate of 26.3%. Diplomas are the most common qualification, held by 28.6% of the population.
9.6% ▲ +329.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Boompa, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (28%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20%. Architecture, building, agriculture, and creative arts each account for 11.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is among the smallest of its kind, with a typical size of just 17 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
915
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 Boompa
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Brooweena State School, Brooweena | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 17 | 915 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boompa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30320/boompa/topic/education