35.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crawford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crawford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower levels of formal schooling and higher degrees than most similar areas define Crawford. Only 35.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, with very few adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 35.8% of people finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling reached in the area is Year 10, at 37.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Crawford splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 34.6%.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Crawford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.9%. Education follows at 14.1%, with Agriculture, Health, and Management each making up 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. While these schools are larger than most, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
25.64
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
459
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crawford
5 schools — 2,293 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Crawford State School, Crawford | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 42 | 913 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Kingaroy | Catholic | Combined | 5.7 km | 288 | 984 |
| Kingaroy State School, Kingaroy | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 325 | 908 |
| Kingaroy State High School, Kingaroy | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 946 | 942 |
| St John's Lutheran School, Kingaroy | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 692 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crawford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30745/crawford/topic/education