37.2% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doolbi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doolbi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Doolbi have finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 37.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend towards lower formal schooling is reflected in the area's qualification rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The remaining residents left school at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Doolbi splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are more common, with 28.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Doolbi splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%), with Bachelor degree at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 24.5%, followed by society and culture at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, more than 70% of similar places. However, the average school advantage score is 940, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
258
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doolbi
3 schools — 775 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Childers State School, Childers | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 234 | 924 |
| St Joseph's School, Childers | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 149 | 993 |
| Isis District State High School, Childers | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 392 | 930 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doolbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30864/doolbi/topic/education