40.3% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booral · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Booral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Booral has remained low compared to wider trends, with only 40.3% of people finishing Year 12. This stands far below the national figure, reflecting a community where many adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen in Queensland. Many residents left school earlier, with 33% finishing at Year 10 and 13.9% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Booral, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
10.5% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Booral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (19.6%), Management and Commerce (13.9%), and Society and Culture (13.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Booral has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most at this level and have a higher advantage score than typical areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
701
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Booral
3 schools — 2,104 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Fraser Coast Anglican College, Wondunna | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,010 | 1,098 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 388 | 1,010 |
| Sandy Strait State School, Urangan | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 706 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Booral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30329/booral/topic/education