40.7% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carmoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carmoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Carmoo have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While basic schooling rates are low, a fair number of adults hold higher degrees, reflecting a diverse mix of educational backgrounds in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of people completed Year 12, a result that is far below both Queensland and Australia. About 36.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Carmoo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (44%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 11 at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of people.
17.6% ▲ +91.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Carmoo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 14.6%. Society and culture, architecture, and management each account for about 12% to 13% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
One independent primary school serves the area, though its average size of 20 students is among the lowest for this level. The school's advantage score is lower than most similar 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carmoo
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Primary 1
| The Rainforest School, Maria Creeks | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 20 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carmoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30542/carmoo/topic/education