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Buaraba · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Buaraba

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Buaraba, held by 38.4% of adults. While schooling levels are around the middle for similar areas, they remain far below the national figure.

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Where Buaraba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buaraba — higher than 53% of areas.

Buaraba15.5%
4311, QLD 8.2%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure and the 57.1% Queensland average.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% —

Lower than 59% 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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In Buaraba, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 10 25.9% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average and far below the national rate.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.5% —

Higher than 53% 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 Buaraba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.4% Bachelor degree 20.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Certificate I / II 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Buaraba, the largest group is Engineering & related at 28%, followed by Management & commerce (17%) and Society & culture (14%).

Engineering & related 20.9% Management & commerce 12.8% Society & culture 10.5% Health 9.3% Architecture & building 8.1% Education 8.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Buaraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30400/buaraba/topic/education