30.4% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Durong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Durong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few things have changed in the education profile of Durong since 2011, but it remains an area where school completion is very low. Only 30.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 30.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland, and the most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10 at 38.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Durong, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also rare, as just 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 44.4%.
9.6% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Durong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 18.2%, followed by Architecture and building at 11.1% and Education at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest in the country with a typical size of just 16 students. The only school is a government primary school.
34.48
Higher than 97% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Durong
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Durong South State School, Durong | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 16 | 944 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Durong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30909/durong/topic/education