30.8% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harlin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harlin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.8% of people in Harlin finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap is a key feature of the local profile, with few residents holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state. The area relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates for its professional skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, sitting at just 30.8%. About 27.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 19.5% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Harlin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 35.3%.
11.1% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Harlin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Education at 13.7%, followed by Engineering and Management and commerce, both at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Harlin has one government primary school within 3km, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 20 students. The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
26.32
Higher than 92% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harlin
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harlin State School, Harlin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 20 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31297/harlin/topic/education