41.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooloo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooloo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Brooloo finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 41.5% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as higher education levels also sit well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. About 32.2% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooloo, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.4% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Brooloo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 17.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school within 3 km. It is smaller than most similar areas, with an average size of 172 students and a school advantage score 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).
172
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brooloo
1 school — 172 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mary Valley State College, Imbil | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 172 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30391/brooloo/topic/education