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Education & Qualifications in Cungulla

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

Fewer residents in Cungulla have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 33.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This reflects a local workforce that relies more on practical trade qualifications than formal degrees.

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Where Cungulla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.5% ▼ -5.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cungulla — lower than 80% of areas.

Cungulla7.5%
4816, QLD 10.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with 33.2% finishing school compared to 57.1% in Queensland. The most frequent highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 36.7%.

Completed Year 12

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33.2% ▲ +51.1%

Lower than 81% 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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Cungulla splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 10 36.7% Year 12 33.2% Year 9 or below 14.7% Year 11 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in Cungulla, where only 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the population (48.6%) holds a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.5% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 80% 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 Cungulla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 48.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 11.6% Postgraduate degree 2.9% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Technical and professional fields are the most common areas of study. Engineering and related qualifications are the most frequent at 30.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.

Field of qualification

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In Cungulla, the largest group is Engineering & related at 39%, followed by Management & commerce (17%) and Architecture & building (13%).

Engineering & related 30.4% Management & commerce 13.0% Architecture & building 10.1% Health 9.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.2% Education 4.3% Society & culture 4.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This is a more common situation than in 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cungulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30766/cungulla/topic/education