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Caboolture · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Caboolture

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

Forty per cent of qualified adults in Caboolture hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Caboolture sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.8% ▲ +48.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caboolture — lower than 71% of areas.

Caboolture9.8%
4510, QLD 10.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains far below the Queensland average.

Completed Year 12

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43.7% ▲ +27.8%

Lower than 53% 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 Caboolture, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 43.7% Year 10 26.2% Year 9 or below 12.8% Year 11 7.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with only 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% ▲ +48.9%

Lower than 71% 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 Caboolture, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 40.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Bachelor degree 13.3% Certificate I / II 3.6% Postgraduate degree 2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.5% and engineering at 13.3%.

Schools

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

There are 23 schools within 3km of residents, which is more than 91% of similar areas. However, these schools are much larger than average and have lower advantage scores than most.

Schools within 3 km

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23

Higher than 87% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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970

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Caboolture

23 schools — 15,161 students, average ICSEA 970.

By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7 · Catholic 2

By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
Pumicestone State School, Caboolture Government Primary 1.5 km 938 938
Caboolture East State School, Caboolture Government Primary 1.5 km 539 930
St Columban's College, Caboolture Catholic Secondary 1.5 km 1,171 1,026
Australian Christian College - Moreton, Caboolture Independent Combined 1.8 km 2,110 1,046
Caboolture State High School, Caboolture Government Secondary 2.2 km 1,373 942
Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture Government Secondary 2.2 km 131 941
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture Catholic Primary 2.4 km 646 1,018
Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture Independent Secondary 2.6 km 225 918
Caboolture State School, Caboolture Government Primary 2.7 km 254 888
Alta-1 College, Caboolture Independent Secondary 2.8 km 132 956
Caboolture Montessori School, Caboolture Independent Primary 3.2 km 218 1,069
Tullawong State School, Caboolture Government Primary 3.6 km 474 897
St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture Independent Primary 3.6 km 339 1,042
Tullawong State High School, Caboolture Government Secondary 4.0 km 897 936
Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South Government Primary 4.2 km 197 962
Morayfield State School, Morayfield Government Primary 5.0 km 455 895
Morayfield State High School, Morayfield Government Secondary 5.0 km 1,654 939
St Michael's College, Caboolture Independent Primary 5.1 km 368 1,036
Morayfield East State School, Morayfield Government Primary 5.6 km 982 931
Bellmere State School, Bellmere Government Primary 6.1 km 695 946
Elimbah State School, Elimbah Government Primary 6.4 km 538 988
Minimbah State School, Morayfield Government Primary 6.6 km 668 949
Birali Steiner School, Beachmere Independent Combined 8.8 km 157 1,014

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 Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30471/caboolture/topic/education