48.4% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hoya · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hoya
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Hoya finished high school than the national average, with only 48.4% completing Year 12. Despite this, the area has a strong group of qualified adults, including 18.1% who hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, and well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. Only 48.4% of residents finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hoya, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.6% of residents.
18.1% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Hoya, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Hoya are spread across several fields, with Engineering being the most common at 22.6%. Management and commerce, health, and education also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. Two-thirds are government primary schools, while the remaining third is a Catholic secondary school.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hoya
3 schools — 840 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Boonah State High School, Boonah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 599 | 984 |
| Boonah State School, Boonah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 104 | 948 |
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 137 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hoya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31367/hoya/topic/education