35.9% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kabra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kabra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower educational attainment than most similar areas marks Kabra, where only 35.9% of people completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The local profile shows a strong lean toward trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 34.7% reached Year 10, while 14.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kabra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with the typical resident having a Certificate III or IV (44.6%). Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.0% ▲ +134.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Kabra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly hold them in Engineering and related fields (19.4%) or Management and commerce (18.9%). Society and culture (9.7%) and Health (9.1%) are also common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kabra has two primary schools, both of which are government-run. These schools are much smaller than those in most other areas and have an average advantage score of 927, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kabra
2 schools — 117 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Stanwell State School, Stanwell | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 35 | 905 |
| Bouldercombe State School, Bouldercombe | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 82 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kabra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31465/kabra/topic/education