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Education & Qualifications in Como

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

Only 45% of residents in Como finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a trend toward lower formal education levels compared to both the state and the rest of the country.

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Where Como sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Como — lower than 56% of areas.

Como13.2%
4571, QLD 17.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population completed Year 12, leaving this area far below Queensland's 57.1%. About 32.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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45.0% —

Higher than 50% 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 Como, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 38%.

Year 12 45.0% Year 10 32.5% Year 11 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.6% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.2% —

Lower than 56% 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 Como, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 27.6% Bachelor degree 17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 24.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Como, the largest group is Society & culture at 39%, followed by Engineering & related (28%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Society & culture 24.1% Engineering & related 17.2% Architecture & building 10.3% Education 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar places.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30658/como/topic/education