36.7% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Duaringa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Duaringa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Duaringa remain quite low compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where many adults have left school early or hold trade certificates instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 36.7% of people finishing. Roughly 19% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Duaringa, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
6.4% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Duaringa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (14.7%) and Health (12.7%), followed by Management, Commerce, Society, and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small government primary school with an average size of just 45 students. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the school advantage score is among the lowest recorded.
16.13
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Duaringa
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Duaringa State School, Duaringa | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 45 | 865 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Duaringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30882/duaringa/topic/education