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Kalpowar · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kalpowar

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

Educational attainment in Kalpowar has remained very low, with almost no residents holding university degrees. Only 19.6% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This makes it one of the least qualified areas in the region.

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📍 Kalpowar, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalpowar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kalpowar — lower than 99% of areas.

Kalpowar0.0%
4630, QLD 9.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 19.6% of people finishing school. More than half of residents—52.2%—stopped their education at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 98% 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 Kalpowar, Year 10 is the majority at 57%; Year 12 is next at 21%.

Year 10 52.2% Year 12 19.6% Year 9 or below 19.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Kalpowar, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 16%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Kalpowar, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 15.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km 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 Kalpowar — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalpowar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31476/kalpowar/topic/education