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Goomburra · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Goomburra

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

Far fewer people in Goomburra have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the number of adults with university degrees.

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📍 Goomburra, Suburb / Locality

Where Goomburra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.4% ▼ -11.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goomburra — lower than 69% of areas.

Goomburra10.4%
4362, QLD 10.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 43.1%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 30.8% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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43.1% ▲ +20.5%

Lower than 55% 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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In Goomburra, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 43.1% Year 10 30.8% Year 9 or below 9.2% Year 11 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 28.7% and diplomas at 21.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.4% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 69% 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 Goomburra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 28.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.7% Bachelor degree 12.2% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Goomburra are most often trained in engineering and related fields (13%), followed by agriculture, management, and hospitality services, each at 10.4%.

Field of qualification

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Goomburra splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (17%) and Agriculture & environment (14%), with Management & commerce at 14%.

Engineering & related 13.0% Agriculture & environment 10.4% Management & commerce 10.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.4% Health 9.6% Society & culture 9.6% Education 7.0% Architecture & building 4.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

Schools in and around Goomburra — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Goomburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31196/goomburra/topic/education