56.3% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Groomsville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Groomsville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a standout feature of Groomsville, where a third of adults now hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the state and national averages. While most residents finish high school at rates similar to the rest of the country, the number of people with advanced degrees is strikingly high.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 56.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Groomsville, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.7% of adults, which is far above the Queensland figure and well above the Australian average. This high level of qualification is driven by 26.9% holding bachelor degrees and 17.9% with postgraduate degrees.
33.7% ▲ +118.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Groomsville splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Postgraduate degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 20.5%, followed by health and society and culture at 17.9% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Groomsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31256/groomsville/topic/education